bework
bework · beworks · beworked · beworking
To work around or aboutTo work around or about; surround.
UK/bɪˈwɜːk/US/bɪˈwɝk/
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To work around or about; surround.
(transitive)To work, as with thread; embroider.
(transitive)To work over; rework; edit.
Origin
From Middle English bewurchen, from Old English bewyrċean, bewyrċan (“to work, construct,From Middle English bewurchen, from Old English bewyrċean, bewyrċan (“to work, construct, surround with, enclose, cover, work in, insert, adorn”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- + *wirkijaną (“to work”), equivalent to be- + work. Cognate with North Frisian bewerke (“to bework, edit”), Dutch bewerken (“to work, manipulate”), German bewirken (“to bring about, effect”), Danish bevirke (“to cause”). More at be-, work.
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Forms
beworks, beworking, beworked, beworkedWord family
1 related wordsRelatedbywork
Lessons 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