behead

verb

/bɪˈhed/

[usually passive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they behead	/bɪˈhed/ /bɪˈhed/
he / she / it beheads	/bɪˈhedz/ /bɪˈhedz/
past simple beheaded	/bɪˈhedɪd/ /bɪˈhedɪd/
past participle beheaded	/bɪˈhedɪd/ /bɪˈhedɪd/
-ing form beheading	/bɪˈhedɪŋ/ /bɪˈhedɪŋ/

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behead somebody to cut off somebody’s head, especially as a punishment斩首（尤指刑罚） synonym decapitate
- He was charged with treason and beheaded.他被指控叛国并被斩首。
Topics Historyc2
Word OriginOld English behēafdian; from be- ‘off’ (expressing removal) + hēafod, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoofd and German Haupt.

BNC: 20435 COCA: 18382

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