betamen

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch betamen, from tamen (“to behove, befit”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tamōną, though exact cognates are lacking. Other Germanic languages have cognates with -e- or -i-: Old High German zeman (German ziemen), Old Saxon teman, Old Frisian timia, Old English temian (English beteem). However, the -a- is also found in tamelijk. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈtaːmə(n)/ Hyphenation: be‧ta‧men Rhymes: -aːmən === Verb === betamen (intransitive) to behoove, to be appropriate, fitting or necessary, to suit (intransitive) to please, to be welcome (to ...), to befit (intransitive) to belong to, to be due to ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (behoove): passen (please): behagen, bevallen (belong to): toekomen ==== Derived terms ==== betaambaar betamelig betamelijk betamenis toebetamen === Anagrams === beament