Definitions for betake
bɪˈteɪkbe·take

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Betakeverb

   preter. I betook; part. pass. betaken.

   Etymology: from take.

   1. To take; to seize: an obsolete sense.

   Then to his hands that writ he did betake,
   Which he disclosing read. Fairy Queen, b. i. c. xii. st. 25.

   2. To have recourse to; with the reciprocal pronoun.

   The adverse party betaking itself to such practices as men embrace, when they behold things brought to desperate extremities. Richard Hooker, b. iv. § 14.

   Thou tyrant!
   Do not repent these things; for they are heavier
   Than all thy woes can stir: therefore betake thee
   To nothing but despair. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

   The rest, in imitation, to like arms
   Betook them, and the neighb’ring hills up tore. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. vi. l. 663.

   3. To apply; with the reciprocal pronoun.

   With ease such fond chimeras we pursue,
   As fancy frames for fancy to subdue:
   But when ourselves to action we betake,
   It shuns the mint, like gold that chymists make. Dryden.

   As my observations have been the light whereby I have hitherto steer’d my course, so I here betake myself to them again. John Woodward, Natural History.

   4. To move; to remove.

   Soft she withdrew; and, like a wood nymph light,
   Oread or Dryad, or of Delia’s train,
   Betook her to the groves. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ix. l. 389.

   They both betook them several ways;
   Both to destroy. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. x. l. 610.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Betakeverb

   to take or seize

2. Betakeverb

   to have recourse to; to apply; to resort; to go; -- with a reflexive pronoun

3. Betakeverb

   to commend or intrust to; to commit to

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Betake

   be-tāk′, v.t. to take one's self to, to go (with self): to apply or have recourse:—pa.t. betook′; pa.p. betāk′en.

How to pronounce betake?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say betake in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of betake in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of betake in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of betake in a Sentence

1. Buddha:

   Therefore, be ye lamps unto yourselves, be a refuge to yourselves. Hold fast to Truth as a lamp; hold fast to the truth as a refuge. Look not for a refuge in anyone beside yourselves. And those, who shall be a lamp unto themselves, shall betake themselves to no external refuge, but holding fast to the Truth as their lamp, and holding fast to the Truth as their refuge, they shall reach the topmost height.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=betake
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/betake
3. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=betake