bewaring

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English

Verb

bewaring

  1. (archaic or nonstandard) present participle and gerund of beware
    • 1834, James Blundell, The Principles and Practice of Obstetricy, page 282:
      [...] in most cases, you may try the lever or the forceps, but with gentleness, with caution, as on your dearest friend, bewaring lest you occasion a laceration or sloughing of the softer parts; [...]
    • 1871, unknown, transl., edited by Henry Sweet, King Alfred's West-Saxon Version of Gregory's Pastoral Care, page 438:
      They are to be admonished to understand that they often sin still worse by bewaring of little sins than they do with great ones; because they simulate innocence by bewaring of the little ones.
    • 1896, Thomas de Quincey, Collected Writings, page 82:
      "Oh, my lord, beware of jealousy!" Yes; and my lord couldn't possibly have more reason for bewaring of it than myself; [...]

Dutch

Etymology

From bewaren +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈʋaː.rɪŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧wa‧ring
  • Rhymes: -aːrɪŋ

Noun

bewaring f (plural bewaringen)

  1. storage
  2. custody
  3. safekeeping
    iets in bewaring geven.
    to give something for safekeeping.

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