beteren

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bēteren, from Old Dutch *beteron, from Proto-Germanic *batizōną. Equivalent to beter + -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːtərə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧te‧ren

Verb

beteren

  1. (ergative) to improve, to become/make better
Inflection
Conjugation of beteren (weak)
infinitive beteren
past singular beterde
past participle gebeterd
infinitive beteren
gerund beteren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular beterbeterde
2nd person sing. (jij) betertbeterde
2nd person sing. (u) betertbeterde
2nd person sing. (gij) betertbeterde
3rd person singular betertbeterde
plural beterenbeterden
subjunctive sing.1 beterebeterde
subjunctive plur.1 beterenbeterden
imperative sing. beter
imperative plur.1 betert
participles beterendgebeterd
1) Archaic.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Sranan Tongo: betre

Etymology 2

From be- + teren.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈteːrə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧te‧ren
  • Rhymes: -eːrən

Verb

beteren

  1. (transitive) to tar, to cover with tar
Inflection
Conjugation of beteren (weak, prefixed)
infinitive beteren
past singular beteerde
past participle beteerd
infinitive beteren
gerund beteren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular beteerbeteerde
2nd person sing. (jij) beteertbeteerde
2nd person sing. (u) beteertbeteerde
2nd person sing. (gij) beteertbeteerde
3rd person singular beteertbeteerde
plural beterenbeteerden
subjunctive sing.1 beterebeteerde
subjunctive plur.1 beterenbeteerden
imperative sing. beteer
imperative plur.1 beteert
participles beterendbeteerd
1) Archaic.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *beteron, from Proto-Germanic *batizōną. Equivalent to bēter + -en.

Verb

bēteren

  1. to better, to make/become better
  2. to reimburse
  3. to punish, to make pay
  4. to increase, to make/become larger

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • bēterere
  • bēteringe
  • bēternisse
  • gebēteren
  • verbēteren
  • volbēteren

Descendants

Further reading

  • beteren”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “beteren”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English beterian, from Proto-Germanic *batizōną; equivalent to bettre + -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛt(ə)rən/

Verb

beteren

  1. To better; to implement improvements or make better.
  2. (rare) To attain victory or win against opponents; to have the upper hand.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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