becarve
To cut; carve or cut up; cut in pieces; carveTo cut; carve or cut up; cut in pieces; carve.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To cut; carve or cut up; cut in pieces; carve.
(obsolete, transitive)To cut off.
(obsolete, transitive)To cut up; cut open; open up.
Origin
From Middle English bekerven, bikeorven, from Old English beċeorfan (“to becarve, cut off,From Middle English bekerven, bikeorven, from Old English beċeorfan (“to becarve, cut off, separate, cut or pare away, deprive a person of something by cutting, amputate, behead”), equivalent to be- + carve. Cognate with Old Frisian bikerva (“to amputate”).
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Forms
becarves, becarving, becarved, becarvedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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