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betimed

betimed is the simple past and past participle of betime.

Meaning of betime

Verb

betime (third-person singular simple present betimes, present participle betiming, simple past and past participle betimed)

  1. (archaic, intransitive) To occur; betide.
    • Away, away, no time ſhalbe omitted, / That will be time and may by vs be fitted.c. 1595–1596 (date written), W. Shakespere [i.e., William Shakespeare], A Pleasant Conceited Comedie Called, Loues Labors Lost. […] (First Quarto), London: […] W[illiam] W[hite] for Cut[h]bert Burby...

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Questions about betimed

What is betimed the simple past and past participle of?
Betimed is the simple past and past participle of betime.

Words near betimed in the dictionary

  1. betimber
  2. betimbered
  3. betimbering
  4. betimbers
  5. betime
  6. betimed
  7. betimely
  8. betimes
  9. betiming
  10. betine
  11. betined

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