name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
bever
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbiːvə/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: bēʹvər
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General-American: /ˈbivɚ/
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rhymes with -iːvə(ɹ)
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homophone: beaver
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homophone: Belvoir
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homophone: bevor
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CMU ARPABET: B EH1 V ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative spelling of bevor.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 3
A drink.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
A snack or light refreshment between meals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
A time for drinking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 6
A mixture of cider and water.
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Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 7
Obsolete spelling of beaver (“semiaquatic rodent”).
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Usage: alt-of, obsolete
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verb
Meaning 8
To take a light repast between meals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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History
Etymology
* As a Dutch and north/Low German surname, from the noun bever (“beaver”). * As an English surname, variant of Beaver.
From Middle English bever, from Anglo-Norman bever (modern French boire), from Latin bibō.