Verb reciprocative of –bebeta.

MEANING 1

To examine, scrutinize, peer at.

Example of use

1.     Mu babebete ilyo tabalayamba kulemba mashindano, MEANING:  You scrutinize them before they startwriting the examinations.

2.     Mu kubebeta e mukutobolwa,MEANING:  In scrutinizing everything, one getssomething in one’s eyes (i.e. if you insist too much on something, you get intotrouble).

MEANING 2

To be wide awake

Example of use

Camfufyo tulo,nabebeta bushiku bonse, MEANING:  Itdrove away sleep, I was wide awake the whole night.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

PASSIVE: –bebetwa

APPLICATIVE: -bebetela(PASSIVE: –bebetelwa)