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betravail

betravail verb: to work at; compose (a book, etc.).

Verb

betravail (third-person singular simple present betravails, present participle betravailing, simple past and past participle betravailed)

  1. (transitive) To work at; compose (a book, etc.).
  2. (transitive) To work for; earn by labour.
  3. (transitive) To do violence to; violate.

Forms of betravail

third-person singular presentbetravails
present participlebetravailing
past participlebetravailed
pastbetravailed

Origin of betravail

From Middle English betravailen, equivalent to be- + travail.

Questions about betravail

What does betravail mean?
Betravail means to work at; compose (a book, etc.).
What part of speech is betravail?
Betravail is a verb.
What is the past tense of betravail?
The past tense of betravail is betravailed.

Words near betravail in the dictionary

  1. betrailed
  2. betrailing
  3. betrample
  4. betrap
  5. betrash
  6. betravail
  7. betravel
  8. Betrawati
  9. betray
  10. betray with a kiss
  11. betray'd

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