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Collins First Dictionary
Collins First Dictionary
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He beat the drum with a stick.

2 If you beat someone in a game or a competition, you do better than they do.

He beat me in the race.

beautiful adjective

If something is beautiful, it is very nice to look at or to listen to.

He painted a beautiful picture.

became

Look at become (#ulink_3bc0b1e4-39dd-572e-b1af-4bbc53f98ac8).

She became very angry.

because

You use because to say why something happens.

I went to bed because I was tired.

become verb becomes, becoming, became, become

If one thing becomes another thing, it starts to be that thing.

The weather became cold.

bed noun beds

A bed is a piece of furniture that you lie on when you sleep.

bedroom noun bedrooms

A bedroom is a room with a bed in it where you sleep.

bedtime noun bedtimes

Your bedtime is the time when you usually go to bed.

My bedtime is at eight o’clock.

bee noun bees

A bee is an insect with wings and black and yellow stripes on its body. Bees live in large groups and make honey.

been

Look at be (#ulink_35ee4b79-8405-5bb5-837f-08b41059fabd).

We have always been good friends.

beetle noun beetles

A beetle is an insect with hard wings that cover its body when it is not flying.

before

If one thing happens before another thing, it happens earlier than it.

My birthday is just before his.

began

Look at begin (#ulink_0f501ead-85ee-5659-8a37-98907efe229f).

She began to laugh.

begin verb begins, beginning, began, begun

If you begin to do something, you start to do it.

You can begin to write now.

begun

Look at begin (#ulink_0f501ead-85ee-5659-8a37-98907efe229f).

He has begun to play the piano.

behave verb behaves, behaving, behaved

1 The way you behave is the way that you do and say things.

She behaves like a baby.

2 If you behave yourself, you are good.

You can come if you behave yourself.

behind

If something is behind another thing, it is at the back of it.

He stood behind his desk.

believe verb believes, believing, believed

If you believe something, you think that it is true.

I don’t believe that story.

bell noun bells

A bell is a piece of metal in the shape of a cup that rings when you shake it or hit it.

belong verb belongs, belonging, belonged

1 If something belongs to you, it is yours.

The book belongs to her.

2 If you belong to a group of people, you are one of them.

He belongs to our team.

3 If something belongs somewhere, that is where it should be.

Your toys belong in your room.

below

If something is below another thing, it is lower down than it.

His shoes were below his bed.

belt noun belts

A belt is a band of leather or cloth that you wear around your waist.

bench noun benches

A bench is a long seat that two or more people can sit on.

bend verb bends, bending, bent

When you bend something, you change its shape so that it is not straight any more.

Bend your legs when you do this exercise.

beneath

If something is beneath another thing, it is below it.

The dog was beneath the table.

bent

Look at bend (#ulink_42544bae-d0c9-5cbf-8152-5dfab77636af).

He bent to pick up the bags.

berry noun berries

A berry is a small, soft fruit that grows on a bush or a tree.

beside

If something is beside another thing, it is next to it.

He sat down beside me.

best

If you say that something is best, you mean that it is better than all the others.

You are my best friend.

better

1 You use better to mean that a thing is very good compared to another thing.

His painting is better than mine.

2 If you feel better, you do not feel ill any more.

I feel much better today.

between

If you are between two things, one of them is on one side of you and the other is on the other side.

She stood between her two brothers.

bicycle noun bicycles

A bicycle is a vehicle with two wheels. You push the pedals with your feet to make the wheels turn.

big adjective bigger, biggest

A person or thing that is big is large in size.

She lives in a big house.

bike noun bikes

A bike is a bicycle or motorbike.