Meaning
3 senses(dialectal, obsolete, transitive)To improve; to mend.
(dialectal, obsolete, transitive)To kindle a fire.
(dialectal, obsolete, transitive)To rouse.
Examples
20 sentencesI don't like beets.
Я не люблю буряк. — deniko
ruЯ не люблю свеклу. — mrtaistoi
deIch mag keine Rote Bete. — mrtaistoi
Tom likes beets, but Mary doesn't.
Tom's face was as red as a beet.
Tom turned red as a beet.
ruТом покраснел как рак. — marafon
deTom wurde rot wie eine Tomate. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
They say that beet juice can lower blood pressure.
Кажуть, що буряковий сік може знижувати кров'яний тиск. — ChickenKiev
ruГоворят, что свекольный сок может снизить кровяное давление. — odexed
deEs heißt, dass Rübensaft den Blutdruck senken kann. — Hans_Adler
Origin
From Middle English beten, from Old English bētan.From Middle English beten, from Old English bētan.
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Forms
beets, beeting, beeted, beetedLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb