"betimes" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /bɪˈtaɪmz/ [UK, US], /bəˈtaɪmz/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-betimes.ogg
Rhymes: -aɪmz Etymology: From Middle English betymes, from bi (“by”) + time + adverbial -s. By surface analysis, betime + -s (adverbial suffix). Compare also betides. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bityme|betymes}} Middle English betymes, {{surf|+af|en|betime|-s|id2=adverbial|pos2=adverbial suffix}} By surface analysis, betime + -s (adverbial suffix) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} betimes (not comparable)
  1. (dated) In good season or time; early, especially in the morning; seasonably. Tags: dated, not-comparable Translations (in good season or time): навреме (navreme) (Bulgarian), своевременно (svoevremenno) (Bulgarian), vara (Estonian), aikaisin (Finnish), pian (Finnish), beizeiten (German), moch (Old Irish), اركن (erken) (Ottoman Turkish), zawczasu (Polish), moch (Scottish Gaelic), al alba (Spanish), tidigt (Swedish), erken (Turkish), erkenden (Turkish), vaktinde (Turkish), zamanında (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-betimes-en-adv-hnLVElbE Disambiguation of 'in good season or time': 86 14
  2. (archaic) In a short time, soon; quickly, forthwith. Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-betimes-en-adv-mdEjTNdE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -s (adverbial), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Old Irish translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s (adverbial): 3 97 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Irish translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 0 100
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