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betimber

betimber verb: to build.

Verb

betimber (third-person singular simple present betimbers, present participle betimbering, simple past and past participle betimbered)

  1. (transitive) To build.
    • Wrought there and fashion'd the folk of the Weders A howe on the lithe, that high was and broad, Unto the wave-farers wide to be seen: Then it they betimber'd in time often days, The battle-strong's beacon; [...]1911, William Morris, May Morris, The Collected Works of William Morris
  2. (transitive) To furnish with timber; timber.

betimber meaning in Tamil

betimber in Tamil

மரஉட்கட்டமை

Forms of betimber

third-person singular presentbetimbers
present participlebetimbering
past participlebetimbered
pastbetimbered

Origin of betimber

From Middle English *betimbren, from Old English betimbran, betimbrian (“to construct, build”), equivalent to be- + timber.

Questions about betimber

What does betimber mean?
Betimber means to build.
What is betimber in Tamil?
Betimber in Tamil is மரஉட்கட்டமை. See Betimber meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is betimber?
Betimber is a verb.
What is the past tense of betimber?
The past tense of betimber is betimbered.

Words near betimber in the dictionary

  1. betideth
  2. betiding
  3. betie
  4. beties
  5. betighted
  6. betimber
  7. betimbered
  8. betimbering
  9. betimbers
  10. betime
  11. betimed

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