Definitions For Betake

Etymology 1

from middle english betaken, bitaken, in form equivalent to be + take, however, in sense from betæcen, betechen + + to beteach. more at {{l + en + beteach}}.

Verb

betakes , betaking , betook , betaken (transitive) To beteach.

Etymology 2

From Middle English bitaken, equivalent to {{af, en, be-, take}}. Cognate with {{cog, da, betage, , to take, deprive, cut off}}, {{cog, sv, beta, , to take, deprive, cut off}}.

Verb

betakes , betaking , betook , betaken (transitive, obsolete) To take over to; take across (to); deliver. (transitive, obsolete) To seize; lay hold of; take. from 15th c. (reflexive, archaic) To take oneself to; go or move; repair; resort; have recourse. from 17th c. : They betook themselves to treaty and submission. — Burke. : The rest, in imitation, to like arms / Betook them. — Milton. (reflexive, archaic) To commit to a specified action. from 16th c. (transitive, archaic) To commend or entrust to; to commit to. (intransitive, archaic) To take oneself. {{rfex, en}}

Synonyms

wend

Translations

Bulgarian: отивам, отправям се Finnish: lähteä German: begeben, alt=sich begeben Swedish: bege sig, ta sin tillflykt Turkish: yola koyulmak Bulgarian: залавям се, прибягвам към Finnish: ryhtyä German: begeben, alt=sich begeben