beere

See also: Beere, bẹẹrẹ, bɛɛre, and bɛɛrɛ

Latin

Verb

beēre

1. second-person singular present passive subjunctive of beō

Middle Dutch

Noun

beere

1. alternative spelling of bēre

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• bí léèrè

Etymology 1

From bí (“to ask”) +‎ èèrè (“explanation”), literally “to ask for an explanation”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /béè.ɾè/, /bèè.ɾè/

Verb

béèrè or bèèrè

1. (transitive, ditransitive) to ask a question, to make an inquiry

   Synonym: ṣe ìbéèrè

Derived terms

• ìbéèrè (“question”)
• abéèrè (“inquirer”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /béé.ɾé/

Ideophone

bééré

1. (of an entity) sliding off something at a fast speed

Derived terms

• òbééré
• abééré