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beats about

beats about is the third-person singular simple present indicative of beat about.

Meaning of beat about

Verb

beat about (third-person singular simple present beats about, present participle beating about, simple past beat about, past participle beaten about or beat about)

  1. (US, intransitive) To search for something; to look around for something; to hunt for something.
    • He's been beating about for that supposed treasure.

Questions about beats about

What is beats about the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Beats about is the third-person singular simple present indicative of beat about.

Words near beats about in the dictionary

  1. Beatrix
  2. Beatriz
  3. beats
  4. beats a dead horse
  5. beats a hasty retreat
  6. beats about
  7. beats about the bush
  8. beats all
  9. beats around the bush
  10. beats as one
  11. beats back

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