the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
either of the consonant sounds represented by this letter.
First recorded in 1905–10; from Hebrew bēth literally, “house”; see beta
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
As my MarketWatch colleague Beth Pinsker pointed out recently, creating these documents is complicated.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
The arbitrator, retired Washington State Judge Beth Andrus, recently ordered Ritter to pay $10.7 million in damages to Schmidt.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Manchester City are favourites to bring in England forward Beth Mead following her Arsenal exit and have also been linked with a move for Chelsea's Niamh Charles.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The White House eventually had enough and pushed out Drs. Prasad and Makary, as well as deputies Tracy Beth Høeg and Katherine Szarama.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
“Poor old Jo! She came in looking as if bears were after her,” said Beth, as she cuddled her sister’s feet with a motherly air.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
