Meaning

4 senses

  1. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A drink.

  2. (archaic, countable, uncountable)A snack or light refreshment between meals.

  3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A time for drinking.

  4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A mixture of cider and water.

Origin

From Middle English bever, from Anglo-Norman bever (modern French boire), from Latin bibō.

From Middle English bever, from Anglo-Norman bever (modern French boire), from Latin bibō.

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Forms

plural: bevers
Singularbever
Pluralbevers

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedbeverage

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
betwixtbevelbeveragebevybewarebewilderB2

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