beshear
beshear · beshears · beshore / besheared · beshorn · beshearing
To shear or shave offTo shear or shave off; shear or shave all over.
Meaning
1 sensesTo shear or shave off; shear or shave all over.
Origin
From Middle English bischeren, from Old English besċieran, besċeran (“to shear, shave, cutFrom Middle English bischeren, from Old English besċieran, besċeran (“to shear, shave, cut hair, give the tonsure”), from Proto-West Germanic *biskeran (“to cut off”), equivalent to be- (“around, off, away”) + shear. Cognate with Saterland Frisian beskere, West Frisian beskeare, Dutch bescheren, German Low German bescheren, German bescheren.
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Forms
beshears, beshearing, beshore, beshornLessons 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