bain
/beɪn/
bain adjective: ready; willing.
Adjective
bain (comparative more bain, superlative most bain)
Adverb
bain (comparative more bain, superlative most bain)
Noun
bain (plural bains)
- A bath.
- THus was sir Tramtryst longe there wel cherysshed / with the kynge and the quene /[…]/ So vpon a daye / the quene and la beale Isoud made a bayne for syre Tramtryst / And whan he was in his bayne / the quene and Isoud her doughter romed vp & doune in the chamber / and there whyles Gouernail and...1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “xj”, in Le Morte Darthur, book VIII
Verb
bain (third-person singular simple present bains, present participle baining, simple past and past participle bained)
- To bathe.
- Thomas Lodge, Rosalynde: Euphues' Golden Legacy, 2nd ed. (1592), Rosader's Second Sonetto, l. 9: "If so I bain me in the spring,/Even on the brink I hear him sing."
Proper noun capitalized: Bain
Bain
- A surname.
- A locality in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.
- A river in Lincolnshire, England, which flows south to the River Witham.
- A short river in North Yorkshire, England, which joins the River Ure near Bainbridge.
bain meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
bain in Marathi
- बाॅइन
bain in Urdu
- بائن
bain in Bengali
- বেইন
bain in Telugu
- బెయిన్
More languagesFewer languages
- bain in Malayalam
- ബെയ്ൻ, ബൈൻ
- bain in Kannada
- ಬೈನ್
- bain in Gujarati
- બેઇન, બેઈન
- bain in Odia
- ବୈନ୍
Forms of bain
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more bain |
| superlative | most bain |
| alternative form | bane |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more bain |
| superlative | most bain |
| Noun | |
| plural | bains |
| alternative form | bayne |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | bains |
| present participle | baining |
| past participle | bained |
| past | bained |
Origin of bain
From Middle English bain, bayne, bayn, beyn (“direct, prompt”), from Old Norse beinn (“straight, right, favourable, advantageous, convenient, friendly, fair, keen”).
From Middle English bayne~baine, from Old French bain, from Latin baneum, variant of balneum. Doublet of bagnio, balaneion, and banya.
* As a Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic bàn (“white, fair”), also found in McBain. * As an English surname, from Old English ban (“bone”). Also from bayn (“hospitable”), from Old Norse beinn (“straight”). * As a French surname, from Old French bain (“bath”), from Latin balneum. * As a German surname, spelling variant of Behn.
Words formed from bain
- Bainbridge
- bainite
- Burgh on Bain
- Donington on Bain
- Glen Bain
- Kirkby on Bain
- bainly
Words that rhyme with bain
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- drain
- pane
- gain
- main
- sustain
- vein
- entertain
- skein
- Wayne
- abstain
- bane
- campaign
- champagne
- crane
- entrain
- fain
- insane
- maine
- pain
- plane
- stain
- wane
- Aquitaine
- ascertain
- chicane
- contain
- detain
- explain
- maintain
- mundane
- obtain
- refrain
- remain
- vane
- amain
- arcane
- Blaine
- complain
- deign
- detrain
- distrain
- kane
- ordain
- pertain
- profane
- public domain
- reign
- swain
Questions about bain
- What does bain mean?
- Bain means ready; willing.
- What is bain in Marathi?
- Bain in Marathi is बाॅइन. See Bain meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is bain?
- Bain can be an adjective, an adverb, a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce bain?
- Bain is pronounced /beɪn/.
Words near bain in the dictionary
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