Betook

Betook
Betake Be*take", v. t. [imp. {Betook}; p. p. {Betaken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Betaking}.] [Pref. be- + take.] 1. To take or seize. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

2. To have recourse to; to apply; to resort; to go; -- with a reflexive pronoun. [1913 Webster]

They betook themselves to treaty and submission. --Burke. [1913 Webster]

The rest, in imitation, to like arms Betook them. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Whither shall I betake me, where subsist? --Milton. [1913 Webster]

3. To commend or intrust to; to commit to. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]


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  • Betook — Be*took , imp. of {Betake}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • betook — /bi took /, v. pt. of betake. * * * …   Universalium

  • betook — be·take || bɪ teɪk v. take; cause oneself to go …   English contemporary dictionary

  • betook — past of betake …   English new terms dictionary

  • betook — be•took [[t]bɪˈtʊk[/t]] v. pt. of betake …   From formal English to slang

  • betook — /bəˈtʊk/ (say buh took), /bi / (say bee ) verb past tense of betake …  

  • betook — past of BETAKE …   Useful english dictionary

  • Betake — Be*take , v. t. [imp. {Betook}; p. p. {Betaken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Betaking}.] [Pref. be + take.] 1. To take or seize. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To have recourse to; to apply; to resort; to go; with a reflexive pronoun. [1913 Webster] They …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Betaken — Betake Be*take , v. t. [imp. {Betook}; p. p. {Betaken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Betaking}.] [Pref. be + take.] 1. To take or seize. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To have recourse to; to apply; to resort; to go; with a reflexive pronoun. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Betaking — Betake Be*take , v. t. [imp. {Betook}; p. p. {Betaken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Betaking}.] [Pref. be + take.] 1. To take or seize. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To have recourse to; to apply; to resort; to go; with a reflexive pronoun. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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