beau
/ˈboʊ̯/ verb C2- To act as a beau (towards); to court or woo.
He/she/it beaus · Past beaued · Past participle beaued · -ing form beauing
Verb forms
- Base form
- beau
- He/she/it
- beaus
- Past
- beaued
- Past participle
- beaued
- -ing form
- beauing
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Ruby Gillis says when she grows up she’s going to have ever so many beaus on the string and have them all crazy about her; but I think that would be too exciting.
“Ruby Gillis says she means to have a beau as soon as she’s fifteen,” said Diana.
“Ruby Gillis thinks of nothing but beaus,” said Anne disdainfully.
Charlotte’s beau won’t agree to that, because nobody ever has been married in the church yet, and he thinks it would seem too much like a funeral.
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