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De - Pt| English Dictionary: betimes | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for betimes | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Betime \Be*time"\, Betimes \Be*times"\, adv. [Pref. be- (for by) + time; that is, by the proper time. The -s is an adverbial ending.] 1. In good season or time; before it is late; seasonably; early. To measure life learn thou betimes. --Milton. To rise betimes is often harder than to do all the day's work. --Barrow. 2. In a short time; soon; speedily; forth with. He tires betimes that spurs too fast betimes. --Shak. | |
