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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