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bequeath

/bɪkˈwiθ/bih-KWEETH
/bɪkˈwiθ/bih-KWEETH

Meaningdeclare

Common meaning: leave property by will

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishbecweþan‘declare’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishbyguethesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsdeclare → leave property by willbequeath‘leave property by will’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English becweþan ‘declare’.

Roots

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