beteren

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bēteren, from Old Dutch *beteron, from Proto-Germanic *batizōną. Equivalent to beter +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeːtərə(n)/

• béteren:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: be‧te‧ren

Verb

beteren

1. (ergative) to improve, to become/make better

Inflection

Conjugation of beteren (weak)
infinitive	beteren
past singular	beterde
past participle	gebeterd
infinitive	beteren
gerund	beteren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	beter	beterde
2nd person sing. (jij)	betert	beterde
2nd person sing. (u)	betert	beterde
2nd person sing. (gij)	betert	beterde
3rd person singular	betert	beterde
plural	beteren	beterden
subjunctive sing.1	betere	beterde
subjunctive plur.1	beteren	beterden
imperative sing.	beter
imperative plur.1	betert
participles	beterend	gebeterd
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

• verbeteren

Derived terms

• betering
• verbeteren

Descendants

• → Sranan Tongo: betre

Etymology 2

From be- +‎ teren.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈteːrə(n)/

• betéren:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: be‧te‧ren
• Rhymes: -eːrən

Verb

beteren

1. (transitive) to tar, to cover with tar

Inflection

Conjugation of beteren (weak, prefixed)
infinitive	beteren
past singular	beteerde
past participle	beteerd
infinitive	beteren
gerund	beteren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	beteer	beteerde
2nd person sing. (jij)	beteert	beteerde
2nd person sing. (u)	beteert	beteerde
2nd person sing. (gij)	beteert	beteerde
3rd person singular	beteert	beteerde
plural	beteren	beteerden
subjunctive sing.1	betere	beteerde
subjunctive plur.1	beteren	beteerden
imperative sing.	beteer
imperative plur.1	beteert
participles	beterend	beteerd
1) Archaic.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *beteron, from Proto-Germanic *batizōną. Equivalent to bēter +‎ -en.

Verb

bēteren

1. to better, to make/become better
2. to reimburse
3. to punish, to make pay
4. to increase, to make/become larger

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• bēterere
• bēteringe
• bēternisse
• gebēteren
• verbēteren
• volbēteren

Descendants

• Dutch: beteren
• Limburgish: baetere

Further reading

• “beteren”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “beteren”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Alternative forms

• better, betren, bettren, betteren

Etymology

From Old English beterian, from Proto-Germanic *batizōną; equivalent to bettre +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛt(ə)rən/

Verb

beteren

1. To better; to implement improvements or make better.
2. (rare) To attain victory or win against opponents; to have the upper hand.

Conjugation

Conjugation of beteren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) beteren, betere
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	betere	betered
2nd-person singular	beterest	beteredest
3rd-person singular	betereth	betered
subjunctive singular	betere
imperative singular		—
plural1	beteren, betere	betereden, beterede
imperative plural	betereth, betere	—
participles	beterynge, beterende	betered, ybetered

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

• beterynge

Descendants

• English: better
• Scots: better

References

• “bettren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-17.