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bechides

bechides is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bechide.

Meaning of bechide

Verb

bechide (third-person singular simple present bechides, present participle bechiding, simple past bechid or bechided or bechode, past participle bechid or bechided or bechode or bechidden)

  1. (archaic, transitive) to chide or scold completely; reprimand thoroughly
    • Should I bechide "It's God's own way
      Permitting night to follow day?"1920, Ira Edmund Stanford, There is No Night and Other Verse

Questions about bechides

What is bechides the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bechides is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bechide.

Words near bechides in the dictionary

  1. bechererite
  2. Becherers
  3. bechic
  4. bechics
  5. bechide
  6. bechides
  7. bechignoned
  8. bechill
  9. bechilled
  10. bechilling
  11. Bechler

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