betake

[ bih-teyk ]

/ bɪˈteɪk /

verb (used with object), be·took [bih-took], /bɪˈtʊk/, be·tak·en, be·tak·ing.

to cause to go (usually used reflexively): She betook herself to town.

Archaic. to resort or have recourse to.

Origin of betake

First recorded in 1175–1225, betake is from the Middle English word bitaken.See be-, take

Words nearby betake

betaine, betaine hydrochloride, beta-interferon, beta iron, Beta Israel, betake, taken with, be, beta-lactam, beta-lactamase, beta-lipoprotein, betamethasone

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Example sentences from the Web for betake

Deny him any playground but a hole-and-corner court, and you'll find that he'll betake himself to hole-and-corner games in it.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. II (of IV),--1857-1874|Charles L. Graves
Hill stations have become very accessible by rail, and to these Europeans betake themselves in great numbers for the hot months.
Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877|James Kennedy
It may have been this episode which gave him a temporary inclination to betake himself to a monastic life: but this did not last.
Ten Tudor Statesmen|Arthur D. Innes
To men and women who betake themselves to active life, two things befall.
The Form of Perfect Living and Other Prose Treatises|Richard Rolle of Hampole

Even now was it coming towards them, so it were well that they should betake themselves to some safer spot.
Celtic Tales|Louey Chisholm

British Dictionary definitions for betake

betake

/ (bɪˈteɪk) /

verb -takes, -taking, -took or -taken (tr)

betake oneself to go; move

archaic to apply (oneself) to

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单词	betake
释义	betake [ bih-teyk ] / bɪˈteɪk / verb (used with object), be·took [bih-took], /bɪˈtʊk/, be·tak·en, be·tak·ing. to cause to go (usually used reflexively): She betook herself to town. Archaic. to resort or have recourse to. Origin of betake First recorded in 1175–1225, betake is from the Middle English word bitaken.See be-, take Words nearby betake betaine, betaine hydrochloride, beta-interferon, beta iron, Beta Israel, betake, taken with, be, beta-lactam, beta-lactamase, beta-lipoprotein, betamethasone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for betake Deny him any playground but a hole-and-corner court, and you'll find that he'll betake himself to hole-and-corner games in it. Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. II (of IV),--1857-1874\|Charles L. Graves Hill stations have become very accessible by rail, and to these Europeans betake themselves in great numbers for the hot months. Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877\|James Kennedy It may have been this episode which gave him a temporary inclination to betake himself to a monastic life: but this did not last. Ten Tudor Statesmen\|Arthur D. Innes To men and women who betake themselves to active life, two things befall. The Form of Perfect Living and Other Prose Treatises\|Richard Rolle of Hampole Even now was it coming towards them, so it were well that they should betake themselves to some safer spot. Celtic Tales\|Louey Chisholm British Dictionary definitions for betake betake / (bɪˈteɪk) / verb -takes, -taking, -took or -taken (tr) betake oneself to go; move archaic to apply (oneself) to Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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