Beguiles

/bɪˈɡaɪlz/ verb (3rd person singular present)

Definition

Charms or enchants someone in a delightful way, or tricks and deceives them.

Etymology

Third-person singular present tense of 'beguile' (he/she/it beguiles). Formed by adding '-s' to the base verb to match singular subjects in present tense.

Kelly Says

The '-s' verb ending in English is a fossil from Old English grammar—'he beguiles' matches 'he runs' or 'it matters,' a pattern that's completely redundant but stubbornly survived in our grammar.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ይደደብህ
yi-de-de-beh
ARالعربية
يغري
yi-ghray
BNবাংলা
মোহিত করে
moh-it kor-e
CACatalà
encanta
en-kan-ta
CSČeština
okouzluje
o-koo-zlu-je
DADansk
forfører
for-voer-er
DEDeutsch
bezaubert
bay-zau-bert
ELΕλληνικά
ἐνθουσιάζει
en-thou-si-a-zei
ESEspañol
encanta
en-kan-ta
FAفارسی
魅了 می‌کند
mi-le-d komid
FISuomi
viehättää
vee-ha-taa
FRFrançais
enchaînte
aN-sɛ̃t
GUGU
લુભાવે
lu-bha-ve
HAHA
sha'awa
sha-a-wa
HEעברית
מושך
mo-shekh
HIहिन्दी
मोह लेता है
moh le-ta hai
HUMagyar
elvarázsol
el-var-az-sol
IDBahasa Indonesia
membius
mem-bee-us
IGIG
nweere
nwe-ere
ITItaliano
incanta
in-kan-ta
JA日本語
魅了する
mi-ro-su
KKKK
көңілді
ko-ngil-di
KMKM
ប្រាប់
bra-ap
KO한국어
매혹하다
maeh-ho-ha-da
MRMR
आकर्षित करते
a-kar-shi-t kar-te
MSBahasa Melayu
memikat
me-mi-kat
MYမြန်မာ
လိမ္မော်
li-mdaw
NLNederlands
betoveren
be-to-ve-ren
NONorsk
forfører
for-voer-er
PAPA
魅了
mi-le
PLPolski
hipnotyzuje
hip-no-ty-zoo-ze
PTPortuguês
encanta
en-kan-ta
RORomână
înșelă
in-she-la
RUРусский
очаровывает
o-cha-ro-vy-va-et
SVSvenska
förförender
for-for-den-der
SWKiswahili
mvutia
mv-u-ti-a
TAதமிழ்
சeduce
sa-du-ce
TEతెలుగు
మోహించును
mo-hin-chu-nu
THไทย
หลงใหล
long hai
TLTL
mahihilig
ma-hi-hi-lig
TRTürkçe
büyüler
boo-y-lehr
UKУкраїнська
очаровує
o-cha-ro-vue
URاردو
جذاب کرتا ہے
ja-da-ab kar-ta hai
VITiếng Việt
h Verführer
hu-phi-lu-er
YOYO
ṣeṣe
she-she
ZH中文
迷住
mí zhù
ZUZU
uhlule
ool-oo-le

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