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betook

American  
[bih-took] / bɪˈtʊk /

verb

  1. the simple past tense of betake.


betook British  
/ bɪˈtʊk /

verb

  1. the past tense of betake

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Cashier Cardoso betook himself to a Rio hospital where he was reported resting under the care of a staff physician, his brother.

From Time Magazine Archive

From the Vatican, Mr. Levine betook himself the next day to a 15-minute audience with Benito Mussolini.

From Time Magazine Archive

President Herriot, having worn himself out calling for order, put on his silk hat and betook his full-dressed self from the Chamber as a sign that the session was suspended.

From Time Magazine Archive

The father found, of course, no gold covering the Michigan district where he eventually betook himself.

From Time Magazine Archive

Alyce betook herself to the cottage door, ready to run from this horror.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman

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