beshadow
beshadow · beshadows · beshadowed · beshadowing
To cast a shadow around, about, or overTo cast a shadow around, about, or over; overshadow.
Meaning
1 sensesTo cast a shadow around, about, or over; overshadow.
Origin
From Middle English bischadewen, bischadwen (also beschaden, bescheaden), from Old EnglishFrom Middle English bischadewen, bischadwen (also beschaden, bescheaden), from Old English besċeaduwian, besċeadan (“to overshadow”), equivalent to be- + shadow. Cognate with Dutch beschaduwen (“to shade, adumbrate, shadow”), German beschatten (“to shade, shadow, overshadow”).
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Forms
beshadows, beshadowing, beshadowed, beshadowed| Base form | beshadow · to beshadow |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | beshadows |
| Present participle | beshadowing |
| Past simple | beshadowed |
| Past participle | beshadowed |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle