withe
withe · withes · withed · withing
To bind with withesTo bind with withes.
/wɪθ/
» Dmitri told his kids to stay withing viewing distance.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To bind with withes.
(transitive)To beat with withes.
Examples
4 sentencesDmitri told his kids to stay withing viewing distance.
The dung beetle laid its egg withing the dung ball.
Diego responded withing five minutes.
We all arrived at Gunter's place withing minutes of each other.
Origin
From Middle English withe, from Old English wiþþe (“band, tie”), from Proto-Germanic *wiþiFrom Middle English withe, from Old English wiþþe (“band, tie”), from Proto-Germanic *wiþiz, *wiþjǭ (“cord, rope”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis (“that which twines”), from *weyt- (“that which winds or bends, branch, switch”), from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (“to turn, wind, bend”).
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Forms
withes, withing, withed, withedLessons 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