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Collins Primary Illustrated Dictionary

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2019
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NOUN the meat of a cow, bull or ox

beehive beehives

NOUN a specially designed structure in which bees are kept so that their honey can be collected

been

VERB the past participle of be (#ulink_7945d8a8-f211-58da-a469-315b6c509627)

beer beers

NOUN an alcoholic drink made from malt and flavoured with hops

beetle beetles

NOUN a flying insect with hard wings that cover its body when it is not flying

[from Old English bitan meaning to bite]

beetroot beetroots

NOUN a round, dark red root vegetable

before

ADVERB, PREPOSITION OR CONJUNCTION If something happens before, it happens earlier than something else. • Can I see you before you go?

ANTONYM: after

beg begs, begging, begged

VERB 1 When people beg, they ask for food or money, because they are very poor.

2 If you beg someone to do something, you ask them very anxiously to do it. • David begged his dad to take him to the cinema.

began

VERB the past tense of begin (#ulink_b38c845c-52d0-598d-850d-f4f0ed059127)

begin begins, beginning, began, begun

VERB If you begin something, you start it.

beginner beginners

NOUN someone who has just started to learn something

SYNONYM: learner

beginning beginnings

NOUN The beginning of something is when or where it starts.

begun

VERB the past participle of begin (#ulink_91c2a7fd-35b8-5846-9149-a541aeeccc2b)

behalf

PHRASE If you do something on behalf of someone or something, you do it for them or in their name. • We did the sponsored swim on behalf of various charities.

behave behaves, behaving, behaved

VERB 1 If you behave in a particular way, you act in that way. • He knew that he’d behaved badly.

2 If you behave yourself, you act correctly or properly.

behind

PREPOSITION 1 at the back of • The moon disappeared behind a cloud.

2 supporting someone • The whole school was behind him in the competition.

ADVERB 3 If you stay behind, you remain after other people have gone.

4 If you leave something behind, you do not take it with you.

beige

ADJECTIVE a cream-brown colour

being

VERB the present participle of be (#ulink_7945d8a8-f211-58da-a469-315b6c509627)

belch belches, belching, belched

VERB 1 If you belch, you make a sudden noise in your throat because air has risen up from your stomach.

2 If something belches smoke or fire, it sends it out in large amounts. • Smoke belched from the factory chimneys.

NOUN 3 the noise you make when you belch

belief beliefs

NOUN If you have a belief in something, you are certain that it is right or true.

believe believes, believing, believed
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