betake

  • 11betake — v. (formal and obsol.) (P; refl.) he betook himself to the fair * * * [bɪ teɪk] (formal and obsol.) (P; refl.) he betook himself to the fair …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 12betake — v. a. == take. RG. 526 == give in charge to a person, i.e. cause another to take. RG. 201, 354; so ‘was bitake four erles,’ == was given in charge ‘to four earls.’ RG. 523; see p. 301. Hence == commend to a person, RG. 475; ‘hand over to… …

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  • 13betake — be·take || bɪ teɪk v. take; cause oneself to go …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 14betake — be·take …

    English syllables

  • 15betake — be•take [[t]bɪˈteɪk[/t]] v. t. took, tak•en, tak•ing. 1) to cause (oneself) to go 2) archaic to devote (oneself) to • Etymology: 1175–1225 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 16betake — /bəˈteɪk/ (say buh tayk), /bi / (say bee ) verb (t) (betook, betaken, betaking) Archaic (generally reflexive) 1. , ) ) to go: he betook himself to the market. 2. , ) ) to resort to; undertake: he betook himself to flight. {be + take} …

  • 17betake — v.refl. (past betook; past part. betaken) (foll. by to) go to (a place or person) …

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  • 18betake oneself — v. displace oneself; move from one place to another …

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  • 19betake one's self — Resort, repair, apply, have recourse …

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  • 20betake oneself — verb displace oneself; go from one location to another • Hypernyms: ↑travel, ↑go, ↑move, ↑locomote • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s …

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