betake
/bɪˈteɪk/verb
betake is spelled B-E-T-A-K-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, betake means “To take oneself to; go or move; repair; resort; have recourse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in betake?
| Letters | 6: B-E-T-A-K-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is betake?
Betake appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce betake?
- /bɪˈteɪk/
Betake has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-betake.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of betake
- betakes present, singular, he/she/it
- betaking participle, present
- betook past
- betaken participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does betake mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo take over to; take across (to); deliver.
- 2
obsoleteTo seize; lay hold of; take.
- 3
To take oneself to; go or move; repair; resort; have recourse.
- 4
archaicTo commit to a specified action.
- 5
archaicTo commend or entrust to; to commit to.
- 6
archaicTo take oneself.
- 7
To beteach.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Betake in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to go or move:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | sich begeben |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does betake come from?
From Middle English bitaken, equivalent to be- + take. Cognate with Danish betage (“to take, deprive, cut off”), Swedish beta (“to take, deprive, cut off”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).