bewaring

English

Verb

bewaring

1. (archaic or nonstandard) present participle and gerund of beware
   • 1834, James Blundell, The Principles and Practice of Obstetricy, page 282:

     [...] in most cases, you may try the lever or the forceps, but with gentleness, with caution, as on your dearest friend, bewaring lest you occasion a laceration or sloughing of the softer parts; [...]

   • 1871, unknown, transl., edited by Henry Sweet, King Alfred's West-Saxon Version of Gregory's Pastoral Care, page 438:

     They are to be admonished to understand that they often sin still worse by bewaring of little sins than they do with great ones; because they simulate innocence by bewaring of the little ones.

   • 1896, Thomas de Quincey, Collected Writings, page 82:

     "Oh, my lord, beware of jealousy!" Yes; and my lord couldn't possibly have more reason for bewaring of it than myself; [...]

Dutch

Etymology

From bewaren +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈʋaː.rɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: be‧wa‧ring
• Rhymes: -aːrɪŋ

Noun

bewaring f (plural bewaringen)

1. storage
2. custody
3. safekeeping

   iets in bewaring geven.

   to give something for safekeeping.

Derived terms

• bewaringstermijn
• huis van bewaring