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- [beek]
- /bik/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [beek]
- /bik/
Definition of beek word
- noun beek Obsolete. the act of basking or warming by a fire. 1
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Origin of beek
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English beken, akin to bake (perhaps < Germanic *bōkjan)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Beek
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
beek popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
beek usage trend in Literature
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