"betread" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: betreads [present, singular, third-person], betreading [participle, present], betrod [past], betrodden [participle, past]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bitreden}} Middle English bitreden, {{inh|en|ang|betredan}} Old English betredan, {{prefix|en|be|tread}} be- + tread, {{cog|de|betreten}} German betreten, {{cog|gml|betreden}} Middle Low German betreden, {{cog|nl|betreden}} Dutch betreden, {{cog|sv|beträda}} Swedish beträda, {{cog|nb|betrede, betre}} Norwegian Bokmål betrede, betre, {{cog|da|betræde}} Danish betræde Head templates: {{en-verb|betreads|betreading|betrod|betrodden}} betread (third-person singular simple present betreads, present participle betreading, simple past betrod, past participle betrodden)
  1. (transitive) To tread over or walk upon. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-betread-en-verb-DbZFILqp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for betread meaning in English (2.2kB)

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