"unbe" meaning in English

See unbe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unbeing [participle, present], unbeen [participle, past]
Etymology: From un- + be. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un-|be}} un- + be Head templates: {{en-verb|-|unbeing|-|unbeen}} unbe (no third-person singular simple present, present participle unbeing, no simple past, past participle unbeen)
  1. (intransitive, rare, poetic) To lack being; to be nonexistent. Tags: intransitive, no-past, poetic, rare
    Sense id: en-unbe-en-verb-r7jEAw1g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 51 49
  2. (transitive, rare, poetic) To deprive of being; to make nonexistent. Tags: no-past, poetic, rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-unbe-en-verb-gedTZoj7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 51 49

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for unbe meaning in English (1.8kB)

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