Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)To take away; rob; deprive; ravish

Origin

From Middle English benimen, from Old English beniman, from Proto-West Germanic *bineman,

From Middle English benimen, from Old English beniman, from Proto-West Germanic *bineman, from Proto-Germanic *binemaną (“to take away”). Equivalent to be- (“off, away”) + nim. Compare German benehmen.

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Forms

benims, benimming, benam, benomen
Base formbenim · to benim
3rd person singularbenims
Present participlebenimming
Past simplebenam
Past participlebenomen / benome / benumb

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybenim
he, she, itbenims

Past simpleLesson

all personsbenam

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave benomen
he, she, ithas benomen

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill benim

Word family

2 related words
Relatedbenimmingbenumb

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
benefitB2benevolenceB2benevolentB2benignC1bennybentB1
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