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Meaning of bain | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
bˠinʲ

Definitions

  1. to extract
  2. to dig up (potatoes etc.)
  3. to mine (coal etc.)
  4. to reap, pick (crops, fruit etc.)
  5. to mow
  6. to open (a lock etc.)
  7. to shed (cast off, let fall)
  8. to strike (sound by percussion, with blows, or as if with blows)
  9. to lift (remove (a ban, restriction etc.))
  10. to win (triumph or achieve victory in; gain (a prize) by succeeding in competition or contest)

Equivalents

English Dig extract harvest obtain

Examples

“wȧn šē fatī əńḗ, ńī raudr̥ gə dønə”

He dug up potatoes yesterday, they weren’t bad.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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