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betear

/bɪˈtɛɚ/

betear verb: to tear (rip); tear around the sides of; tatter.

Verb (1)

betear (third-person singular simple present betears, present participle betearing, simple past betore, past participle betorn)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To tear (rip); tear around the sides of; tatter.

Verb (2)

IPA/bɪˈtɪɚ/

betear (third-person singular simple present betears, present participle betearing, simple past and past participle beteared)

  1. (transitive) To wet with tears (from the eyes).

Forms of betear

third-person singular presentbetears
present participlebetearing
pastbetore
past participlebetorn
past participlebeteared
pastbeteared

Origin of betear

From be- + tear (“to rend”).

From be- + tear.

Questions about betear

What does betear mean?
Betear means to tear (rip); tear around the sides of; tatter.
What part of speech is betear?
Betear is a verb.
How do you pronounce betear?
Betear is pronounced /bɪˈtɛɚ/.
What is the past tense of betear?
The past tense of betear is betore.

Words near betear in the dictionary

  1. Bete Bolong
  2. Bete Bolong North
  3. beteach
  4. beteaches
  5. beteaching
  6. betear
  7. beteela
  8. beteelas
  9. beteem
  10. beteemed
  11. beteeming

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