bed • spread / ' bedspred / noun [ count ]
a large cover for a bed that you put on top of the sheets and other covers
bed • time / bedtaim / noun [ count, noncount ] the time when someone usually goes to bed Come on, it's past your bedtime.
bee / bi / noun [ count ]
a black and yellow insect that flies and makes a sweet food that we eat (called honey ) —Look at the picture at insect .
beef / bif / noun [ noncount ] meat from a cow roast beef Word building The male cow is called a bull , and a young cow is a calf .
Meat from a cow is called beef and meat from a calf is called veal .
bee • hive / ' bihaiv / noun [ count ]
a thing that bees live in
been / bin ; bin /
form of be
form of go 1 have been to
to have gone to a place and come back again Have you ever been to Canada? Which word? Been or gone? If someone has been to a place, they have traveled there and returned: I've been to Mexico three times. ♦ You were away a long time. Where have you been? If someone has gone to a place, they have traveled there and they are still there now: Judy isn't here. She has gone to New York. ♦ Mom has gone out, but she'll be back soon.
beep / bip / verb ( beeps , beep . ing , beeped )
to make a short high noise Why is the computer beeping? ► beep noun [ count ]
Please leave a message after the beep.
beer Ф / bir / noun
[ noncount ] an alcoholic drink made from grain a bottle of beer
[ count ] a glass, bottle, or can of beer Three beers, please.
beet / bit / noun [ count ]
a round dark red vegetable that you cook before you eat
bee • tle / ' biti / noun [ count ]
an insect with hard wings and a shiny body — Look at the picture at insect .
be • fore 1 ® / bi'for / preposition, conjunction
1 earlier than someone or something; earlier than the time that
He arrived before me.
said goodbye before I left.
Ellen worked in a hospital before getting this job. They should be here before long (= soon ) .
in front of someone or something B comes before C in the alphabet.
—ANTONYM after
be .fore 2Ф / bi'for / adverb
at an earlier time; in the past I've never met them before. I've seen this movie before.
be • fore • hand / bi ' fэrhжnd /
at an earlier time than something
Tell me beforehand if you are going to be late.
beg / beg / verb ( begs , beg . ging , begged )
to ask for money or food because you are very poor There are a lot of people begging in the streets.
to ask someone for something strongly, or with a lot of feeling
She begged me to stay with her. He begged for help. I beg your pardon ( formal )
polite words that you say to mean "I am sorry" or "could you repeat that, please?"
I beg your pardon, I didn't mean to step on your foot. I beg your pardon, could you say that again?
beg • gar / ' begэr / noun [ count ]
a person who asks other people for money or food
be .gin Ф/bigm/ verb ( be gins , be . gin . ning , be . gan / bi gжn /
has be . gun / bi ' gAn / )
to start to do something or start to happen I'm beginning to feel cold.
The movie begins at 7:30.
—SYNONYM start
to start in a particular way The name John begins with a "J."
—ANTONYM end
to begin with
at first; at the beginning
To begin with, they were very happy.
be • gin • ner / bi ' gimr / noun [ count ]
a person who is starting to do or learn something
be .gin . ningФ / bi'gmir) / noun [ count ]
the time or place where something starts; the first part of something
