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betimes
English
Etymology
From Middle English bitimes, from bi (“by”) + time + adverbial -s. Equivalent to by +? time +? -s, or betime +? -s. More at betime. Compare also betides.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /b??ta?mz /, /b??ta?mz/
- Rhymes: -a?mz
Adverb
betimes (not comparable)
- (dated) In good season or time; early, especially in the morning; seasonably.
- 1886-88, Richard F. Burton, The Supplemental Nights to the Thousand Nights and a Night:
- They slept well that night and betimes next morning the mother of Alaeddin arose and went with her bowl to the King's court which she found closed.
- 1896, A. E. Housman, "To An Athlete Dying Young," in A Shropshire Lad:
- Smart lad to slip betimes away
- From fields where glory does not stay.
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 786:
- However they dined very early, for the winter dusk fell betimes at this season [...].
- 1886-88, Richard F. Burton, The Supplemental Nights to the Thousand Nights and a Night:
- (archaic) In a short time, soon; quickly, forthwith.
- 1898, The High History of the Holy Graal, translated by Sebastian Evans, Branch IX, Title II:
- [O]ne prayed God right heartily aloud that He would send them betimes a knight that durst convoy them through this strait pass.
- 1839, Doctrine and Covenants 121:43[1]:
- Reproving betimes with sharpness...and afterward showing forth an increase of love toward him whom thou hast reproved […]
- 1898, The High History of the Holy Graal, translated by Sebastian Evans, Branch IX, Title II:
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retimes
English
Verb
retimes
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of retime
Anagrams
- -meister, meister, meriest, metiers, métiers, reemits, tremies, triseme
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