beword

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/bɪˈwɜː(ɹ)d/

verb

To happen; come to pass.

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Meanings

verbbeword (third-person singular simple present bewords, present participle bewording, simple past and past participle beworded)

present singular third person bewords · participle present bewording · participle past beworded · past beworded

  1. dialectalintransitiveobsoleteTo happen; come to pass.

Origin

Alteration of beworth, equivalent to be- + worth (“to become, happen”). Compare German bewerden.

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APA

beword. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beword

MLA

“beword.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beword. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beword,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beword.

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