bemean
bemean · bemeans · bemeant / bemeaned · bemeaning
To make mean or base, demeanTo make mean or base, demean.
/bɪˈmiːn/
Meaning
2 sensesTo make mean or base, demean.
(obsolete, transitive)To mean; signify; inform.
Origin
From Middle English bemenen, equivalent to be- + mean (“to signify”). Compare Middle HighFrom Middle English bemenen, equivalent to be- + mean (“to signify”). Compare Middle High German bemeinen (“to mean”).
From be- + mean (“base, lowly”), from Middle English mene, aphetic variation of Middle English imene (“average, lowly, mean”), from Old English ġemǣne (“mean, common, average”). More at mean.
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Forms
bemeans, bemeaning, bemeant, bemeantSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons 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