Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to bename
Participle: benamed
Gerund: benaming
Indicative
Present
| I | bename |
| you | bename |
| he;she;it | benames |
| we | bename |
| you | bename |
| they | bename |
Perfect
| I | have benamed |
| you | have benamed |
| he;she;it | has benamed |
| we | have benamed |
| you | have benamed |
| they | have benamed |
Past
| I | benamed |
| you | benamed |
| he;she;it | benamed |
| we | benamed |
| you | benamed |
| they | benamed |
Pluperfect
| I | had benamed |
| you | had benamed |
| he;she;it | had benamed |
| we | had benamed |
| you | had benamed |
| they | had benamed |
Future
| I | will bename |
| you | will bename |
| he;she;it | will bename |
| we | will bename |
| you | will bename |
| they | will bename |
Future Perfect
| I | will have benamed |
| you | will have benamed |
| he;she;it | will have benamed |
| we | will have benamed |
| you | will have benamed |
| they | will have benamed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | bename |
| you | bename |
| he;she;it | bename |
| we | bename |
| you | bename |
| they | bename |
Perfect
| I | have benamed |
| you | have benamed |
| he;she;it | have benamed |
| we | have benamed |
| you | have benamed |
| they | have benamed |
Imperfect
| I | benamed |
| you | benamed |
| he;she;it | benamed |
| we | benamed |
| you | benamed |
| they | benamed |
Pluperfect
| I | had benamed |
| you | had benamed |
| he;she;it | had benamed |
| we | had benamed |
| you | had benamed |
| they | had benamed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would bename |
| you | would bename |
| he;she;it | would bename |
| we | would bename |
| you | would bename |
| they | would bename |
Perfect
| I | would have benamed |
| you | would have benamed |
| he;she;it | would have benamed |
| we | would have benamed |
| you | would have benamed |
| they | would have benamed |
Imperative
| you | bename |
| we | Let's bename |
| you | bename |
Verbs conjugated like 'bename'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'bename'
beneme,
byname,
dename,
rename,
beam,
becare,
become,
bedamn,
bedamp,
bedaze,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to give a name, call
- denominate
- to give a name to
- call, clepe, denominate, designate, dub, entitle, name, nominate, style, term
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English benamen. Equivalent to be- + name. Compare Middle English benemnen, from Old English benemnan, a closely related formation. Compare further Saterland Frisian benaame, German benennen, Swedish benämna, Dutch benoemen. See: Old English '
benemnan', Frisian, Saterlandic 'benaame', German, old spelling '
benennen', Swedish '
benämna', Dutch '
benoemen'.
Verbs referencing "bename"
German, old spelling
benennen, Frisian, Saterlandic benaame.
Sample Sentences
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Unfortunately, the planet has been quite too much benamed, — benamed, indeed, out of all recognition. [1896, Percival Lowell, Mars:]
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As though the benamed things carried the longings of humans; [1994, Mervyn Sprung, After Truth: Explorations in Life Sense, SUNY Press, page 71:]
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In other words, […] that 'names' do not 'form' benamed objects but are mere signifiers […] [2006, Roy Ascott, Engineering Nature: Art & Consciousness in the Post-Biological Era, Intellect Books:]