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Webster 1828 Edition
Beken
BE'HEN
, BEN, OR BEK'EN,Noun.
The behen of the shops, or white behen, is spatling poppy. Red behen is sea lavender.
Definition 2024
beken
beken
See also: békén
English
Verb
beken (third-person singular simple present bekens, present participle bekenning, simple past and past participle bekenned or bekent)
- (transitive, obsolete) To make known; reveal.
- (transitive, obsolete) To deliver.
- (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.
- c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, II:
- (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To commit.
- (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To admit as possessor.
- (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To acquaint; instruct.
Dutch
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbeːkə(n)/
Noun
beken
- Plural form of beek
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈkɛn/
Verb
beken
Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛkɛn]
- Hyphenation: be‧ken
Verb
beken
- (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
conjugation of beken
Infinitive | bekenni | |||||||
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Past participle | bekent | |||||||
Present participle | bekenő | |||||||
Future participle | bekenendő | |||||||
Adverbial participle | bekenve | |||||||
Potential | bekenhet | |||||||
1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal | 3rd person sg, 2nd person sg formal |
1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal | 3rd person pl, 2nd person pl formal |
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Indicative Mood | Present | Indefinite | bekenek | bekensz | beken | bekenünk | bekentek | bekennek |
Definite | bekenem én téged/titeket bekenlek |
bekened | bekeni | bekenjük | bekenitek | bekenik | ||
Past | Indefinite | bekentem | bekentél | bekent | bekentünk | bekentetek | bekentek | |
Definite | bekentem én téged/titeket bekentelek |
bekented | bekente | bekentük | bekentétek | bekenték | ||
Conditional Mood | Present | Indefinite | bekennék | bekennél | bekenne | bekennénk | bekennétek | bekennének |
Definite | bekenném én téged/titeket bekennélek |
bekennéd | bekenné | bekennénk | bekennétek | bekennék | ||
Subjunctive Mood | Present | Indefinite | bekenjek | bekenj or bekenjél |
bekenjen | bekenjünk | bekenjetek | bekenjenek |
Definite | bekenjem én téged/titeket bekenjelek |
bekend or bekenjed |
bekenje | bekenjük | bekenjétek | bekenjék | ||
Conjugated Infinitive | bekennem | bekenned | bekennie | bekennünk | bekennetek | bekenniük |
Derived terms
- bekenés