English Explanatory Dictionary

bedeen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. As a single unit or body; together.
  2. In order; one after another; in single file.
  3. Immediately; forthwith; quickly; straightway; anon; soon; early on; by and by.

Word forms

bedeen

Etymology

From Middle English bedene, bidene, of uncertain origin. Believed to be a formation of bid-, alteration (perhaps through conflation with Middle English mid (“with”) or with) of bi (“by”) + ene (“once”), from Old English ǣne (“once, at once”), related to Old English ān (“one”), equivalent to be- + one.

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