CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BEMEAN
PRESENT
Present
I bemean
you bemean
he/she/it bemeans
we bemean
you bemean
they bemean
Present continuous
I am bemeaning
you are bemeaning
he/she/it is bemeaning
we are bemeaning
you are bemeaning
they are bemeaning
Present perfect
I have bemeaned
you have bemeaned
he/she/it has bemeaned
we have bemeaned
you have bemeaned
they have bemeaned
Present perfect continuous
I have been bemeaning
you have been bemeaning
he/she/it has been bemeaning
we have been bemeaning
you have been bemeaning
they have been bemeaning
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I bemeaned
you bemeaned
he/she/it bemeaned
we bemeaned
you bemeaned
they bemeaned
Past continuous
I was bemeaning
you were bemeaning
he/she/it was bemeaning
we were bemeaning
you were bemeaning
they were bemeaning
Past perfect
I had bemeaned
you had bemeaned
he/she/it had bemeaned
we had bemeaned
you had bemeaned
they had bemeaned
Past perfect continuous
I had been bemeaning
you had been bemeaning
he/she/it had been bemeaning
we had been bemeaning
you had been bemeaning
they had been bemeaning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will bemean
you will bemean
he/she/it will bemean
we will bemean
you will bemean
they will bemean
Future continuous
I will be bemeaning
you will be bemeaning
he/she/it will be bemeaning
we will be bemeaning
you will be bemeaning
they will be bemeaning
Future perfect
I will have bemeaned
you will have bemeaned
he/she/it will have bemeaned
we will have bemeaned
you will have bemeaned
they will have bemeaned
Future perfect continuous
I will have been bemeaning
you will have been bemeaning
he/she/it will have been bemeaning
we will have been bemeaning
you will have been bemeaning
they will have been bemeaning
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would bemean
you would bemean
he/she/it would bemean
we would bemean
you would bemean
they would bemean
Conditional continuous
I would be bemeaning
you would be bemeaning
he/she/it would be bemeaning
we would be bemeaning
you would be bemeaning
they would be bemeaning
Conditional perfect
I would have bemean
you would have bemean
he/she/it would have bemean
we would have bemean
you would have bemean
they would have bemean
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been bemeaning
you would have been bemeaning
he/she/it would have been bemeaning
we would have been bemeaning
you would have been bemeaning
they would have been bemeaning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you bemean
we let´s bemean
you bemean
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
bemeaning
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEMEAN»
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bemean in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
bemean and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Used sometimes by good writers incorrectly instead of “bemean.” bemean-to
make mean, to lower in dignity: “You bemean yourself by being friendly with
rogues." debase—stronger than “bemean”: “Man debases himself by
drunkenness.
earth, should be a worm of the dust, thus bemean himself. It is absurd. Such
thoughts are simply sacrilege. That is all they are, and yet you find that in the
churches today, and it has been so perhaps for thousands of years, people have
been ...
Oliver Corwin Sabin, 1905
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The English dialect dictionary
BEMEAN, v.1 Sc. Yks. Som. [bimi'n, bimE'n.] With refl. pron. : to stoop, to degrade
oneself, to lose caste. Gall. They werena gaun to bemean themsel's to seo' ye
use word, CRocitE'rr Slick?! Mz'n. (1893) 250. e.Ylts. Dceau't gan an bemeean ...
Henry married Bemean D. Danklef (born 06 November 1899 in Mt. Olive. Illinois)
of St. Louis, Illinois, daughter of John Christian and Mary Amelia (Burkhardt)
Danklef. Miss Danklef was the granddaughter of John B. Burkhardt and Anna ...
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End of Legend: In Search of the Warrior Queen
Chapter. 11. -. DON'T. BEMEAN. DENDEY WAS A BALL OF happyjoy-joy
feelings! Not only did she havejam and toast for breakfast Nathan was here to
take them to the woods! It was the third day in a row! “You kids make sure you
behave for ...
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The English Dialect Dictionary, Being the Complete ...
BEMEAN, 11.' Se. Yks. Som. [bimi'n, bimE'n.] With refl. pron. : to stoop, to degrade
oneself, to lose caste. Gall. They werena gaun to bemcan themsel's to sen' ye
nae word, CROCKETI' Sliekil Min. (1893) 250. e.Yks. Deezuft gan an bemeean ...
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An Alphabetical List of English Words Occurring in the ...
... 3 1594 1620 bemask, v.a. 2 1730 bematter 3 1620 bemaul, v.a. 2 bembex (
insect) W. beme, Bohemia, H. 1300 1500 beme, trumpet 1 1513 beme, v.n.
resound 1656 bemeal, v.a. 2 1460 1502 bemean, v.a. mean 1 1688 bemean,
make mean ...
(Just here we call attention in parenthesis to another common error, the using of
the verb “demean” in the sense of degrade, instead of using the proper word, “
bemean,” which is free from ambiguity and is etymologically justifiable. The
primary ...
There was the trying of the dignity of his faith — would he bemean himself by
accepting honors from the King of Sodom? There was the trying of the patience of
his faith — would he wait for God to fulfil His word in His own good time and way,
...
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Slips of Tongue and Pen
Say, " It is desirable [or advisable] to go away." Do not use demean for bemean.
To demean oneself 'is to behave oneself; to bemean oneself is to lower or
disgrace oneself. Do not say, " Goods of that description'' for " goods of that kind
or sort.
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEMEAN»
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bemean is used in the context of the following news items.
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From wondering what to present at the next edit meet to praying that the editor doesn't bemean a story idea...from chasing sources to cracking a ... «Daily News & Analysis, Feb 15»
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... lyrics about death and murder and more time understanding why we are so willing to twerk to songs that bemean women and boast of having ... «Huffington Post, Jul 13»
English Student Resource Guide: Annotated Bibliography of Various …
The usage discussions give evaluative advice about what to do: imply/infer, demean/bemean, admission/admittance, administer/minister, implicit/explicit, ... «Student Pulse, Oct 10»
