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beteach

beteach verb: to show; point out.

Verb

beteach (third-person singular simple present beteaches, present participle beteaching, simple past and past participle betaught)

  1. (archaic, obsolete, transitive) To show; point out.
  2. (archaic, obsolete, transitive) To give; hand over; deliver up; yield.
  3. (archaic, obsolete, transitive) To hand over as a trust; entrust; commend, commit (someone), usually as a wish expressed on departing; recommend to the care of; give charge to.
    • So he toke his horse and betaughte hem all to God [...].1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VI
  4. (archaic, obsolete, transitive) To commit or commend (one), by the expression of a wish, to (God, the devil, etc.).
    • to beteach one good day
  5. (archaic, obsolete, transitive) To allot; assign.
  6. (archaic, obsolete, transitive) To teach; instruct.

beteach meaning in Bengali

beteach in Bengali

দেখানো, নির্দেশ করা, দেওয়া, অর্পণ করা, হস্তান্তর করা, ছেড়ে দেওয়া

Forms of beteach

third-person singular presentbeteaches
present participlebeteaching
past participlebetaught
pastbetaught

Origin of beteach

From Middle English betechen, from Old English betǣċan (“to make over, give up to impart, deliver, entrust, commend to, betroth, appoint (for), set apart as, dedicate, show, point out, give orders, pursue, hunt”), corresponding to be- + teach.

Words that rhyme with beteach

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Questions about beteach

What does beteach mean?
Beteach means to show; point out.
What is beteach in Bengali?
Beteach in Bengali is দেখানো, নির্দেশ করা, দেওয়া. See Beteach meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is beteach?
Beteach is a verb.
What is the past tense of beteach?
The past tense of beteach is betaught.

Words near beteach in the dictionary

  1. Betchworth
  2. betchya
  3. bete
  4. Bete Bolong
  5. Bete Bolong North
  6. beteach
  7. beteaches
  8. beteaching
  9. betear
  10. beteela
  11. beteelas

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