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betows

betows is the third-person singular simple present indicative of betow.

Meaning of betow

Verb

betow (third-person singular simple present betows, present participle betowing, simple past and past participle betowed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To tow about; pull; draw; lead about; conduct.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To educate; influence; steer; direct.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To bestow; apply.
    • For Henry, as lord Bacon observes, loved to employ and advance prelates; because, having rich bishoprics to betow, it was easy for him to reward their services: […]1821, David Hume, The history of England from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the accession of Henry VII

Questions about betows

What is betows the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Betows is the third-person singular simple present indicative of betow.

Words near betows in the dictionary

  1. betouches
  2. betouching
  3. betow
  4. betoweled
  5. betowelled
  6. betows
  7. betoxycaine
  8. betpakdalite
  9. betrack
  10. betrail
  11. betrailed

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