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- [bek]
- /bɛk/
- /bek/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bek]
- /bɛk/
Definitions of beck word
- noun beck a nod, wave, or other gesture or signal 3
- noun beck (in N England) a stream, esp a swiftly flowing one 3
- noun beck a gesture of the hand, head, etc., meant to summon 3
- verb transitive beck to summon by a beck; beckon 3
- noun beck a little stream, esp. one with a rocky bottom 3
- noun beck Dave, 1894–1993, U.S. labor leader: president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters 1952–57. 1
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Origin of beck
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English becken, short variant of becnen to beckon
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Parts of speech for Beck
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
beck popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
beck usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for beck
noun beck
- rill — any of certain long, narrow, straight or sinuous trenches or valleys observed on the surface of the moon.
- run — execution
- creek — A creek is a narrow place where the sea comes a long way into the land.
- burn — If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame burning there.
- rivulet — a small stream; streamlet; brook.
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