"bescreen" meaning in English

See bescreen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: bescreens [present, singular, third-person], bescreening [participle, present], bescreened [participle, past], bescreened [past]
Etymology: From be- + screen. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|screen}} be- + screen Head templates: {{en-verb}} bescreen (third-person singular simple present bescreens, present participle bescreening, simple past and past participle bescreened)
  1. (transitive) To cover with a screen, or as with a screen. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bescreen-en-verb-~4tCuNG2
  2. (transitive) To shelter; conceal. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bescreen-en-verb-7SsFUBg2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87

Inflected forms

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