beteach
To show; point outTo show; point out.
Meaning
6 senses(archaic, obsolete, transitive)To show; point out.
(archaic, obsolete, transitive)To give; hand over; deliver up; yield.
(archaic, obsolete, transitive)To hand over as a trust; entrust; commend, commit (someone), usually as a wish expressed on departing; recommend to the care of; give charge to.
(archaic, obsolete, transitive)To commit or commend (one), by the expression of a wish, to (God, the devil, etc.).
to beteach one good day
(archaic, obsolete, transitive)To allot; assign.
(archaic, obsolete, transitive)To teach; instruct.
Origin
From Middle English betechen, from Old English betǣċan (“to make over, give up to impart,From Middle English betechen, from Old English betǣċan (“to make over, give up to impart, deliver, entrust, commend to, betroth, appoint (for), set apart as, dedicate, show, point out, give orders, pursue, hunt”), corresponding to be- + teach.
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Forms
beteaches, beteaching, betaught, betaughtWord family
1 related wordsLessons 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