betread

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verb

To tread over or walk upon.

OriginMiddle English bitreden ← Old English betredan →
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Meanings

verbbetread (third-person singular simple present betreads, present participle betreading, simple past betrod, past participle betrodden)

present singular third person betreads · participle present betreading · past betrod · participle past betrodden

  1. transitiveTo tread over or walk upon.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbetredan
  2. Middle Englishbitreden
  3. Englishbetread

From Middle English bitreden, from Old English betredan, equivalent to be- + tread. Cognate with German betreten, Middle Low German betreden, Dutch betreden, Swedish beträda, Norwegian Bokmål betrede, betre and Danish betræde.

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Cite this entry
APA

betread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betread

MLA

“betread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betread. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “betread,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betread.

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