English

Verb

beken ‎(third-person singular simple present bekens, present participle bekenning, simple past and past participle bekenned or bekent)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To make known; reveal.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To deliver.
3. (transitive, obsolete) To commit or commend to the care of.
   • c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, II:

     Now I bikenne þe criste quod she · and his clene moder.

4. (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To commit.
5. (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To admit as possessor.
6. (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To acquaint; instruct.

Dutch

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• 
• IPA^(key): /ˈbeːkə(n)/

Noun

beken

1. Plural form of beek

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• 
• IPA^(key): /bəˈkɛn/

Verb

beken

1. first-person singular present indicative of bekennen
2. imperative of bekennen

Hungarian

Etymology

be- +‎ ken

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛkɛn]
• Hyphenation: be‧ken

Verb

beken

1. (transitive) to anoint, spread, smear (to distribute in an even layer), to apply/put on (a soft substance, cream, oil, paint, etc.)

   bekeni az arcát krémmel‎ ― to apply cream on one's face

Conjugation

Derived terms

• bekenés