bedight

be·dight

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bih-dahyt]
- /bɪˈdaɪt/
- /bɪdˈaɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bih-dahyt]
- /bɪˈdaɪt/

Definitions of bedight word

verb bedight to array or adorn 3
adjective bedight adorned or bedecked 3
adjective bedight bedecked; arrayed 3
verb with object bedight to deck out; array. 1
noun bedight Adorned. 1
verb bedight (archaic) to equip or bedeck. 0

See all 6 definitions of bedight

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Origin of bedight

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at be-, dight

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Parts of speech for Bedight

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bedight

bedight popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bedight usage trend in Literature

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