bedrink
To drink in; drink up; drink to the fullestTo drink in; drink up; drink to the fullest
Meaning
2 senses(ambitransitive, archaic)To drink in; drink up; drink to the fullest
(archaic, reflexive)To get drunk
Origin
From Middle English *bedrinken, from Old English bedrincan (“to drink in, drink up, absorbFrom Middle English *bedrinken, from Old English bedrincan (“to drink in, drink up, absorb”), from Proto-West Germanic *bidrinkan; conflated with Middle English bidrenchen (“to soak up, steep”) (attested in Middle English bidrenkt (“soaked, drenched”)), from Old English *bedrenċan (“to drench completely”), equivalent to be- + drink and be- + drench. Cognate with Dutch bedrinken (“to drink up, get drunk”), German betrinken (“to get drunk”).
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Forms
bedrinks, bedrinking, bedrank, bedrunkLessons 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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