How do you use Beag in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Beag meaning
A ring.
Using Beag
- The main meaning on this page is: A ring.
- In the example corpus, beag often appears in combinations such as: aonach beag.
Context around Beag
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Beag
- In this selection, "beag" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, aonach, seonaidh, port, macmillan, slipway and philibeg stand out and add context to how "beag" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include convert aonach beag and aonach and martin seonaidh beag macmillan donald. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "beag" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with beag
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
For his birthday celebrations, he’ll be joined by Isobel Ann Martin, Seonaidh Beag Macmillan, Donald Shaw, Fraser Fifield and Allan Henderson. (22 words)
Ordnance Survey Landranger 41. Both mountains are among the nine in Scotland over convert; Aonach Beag and Aonach Mòr are also on the Nevis massif. (25 words)
Civil engineers McLaughlin and Harvey of Belfast and Glasgow are civil engineers for the work taking place at the Port Beag slipway, owned by Argyll and Bute Council, alongside the Oban lifeboat station. (33 words)
A version of the filleadh beag (philibeg), or small kilt (also known as the walking kilt) similar to the modern kilt was invented by an English Quaker from Lancashire named Thomas Rawlinson sometime in the 1720s. (36 words)
However, the names refer to the relative bulk of the mountains when seen from the glen, rather than their elevation; the summit of Aonach Mòr is 43ft (13m) lower than the summit of Aonach Beag. (35 words)
Civil engineers McLaughlin and Harvey of Belfast and Glasgow are civil engineers for the work taking place at the Port Beag slipway, owned by Argyll and Bute Council, alongside the Oban lifeboat station. (33 words)
Example sentences (5)
For his birthday celebrations, he’ll be joined by Isobel Ann Martin, Seonaidh Beag Macmillan, Donald Shaw, Fraser Fifield and Allan Henderson.
However, the names refer to the relative bulk of the mountains when seen from the glen, rather than their elevation; the summit of Aonach Mòr is 43ft (13m) lower than the summit of Aonach Beag.
Civil engineers McLaughlin and Harvey of Belfast and Glasgow are civil engineers for the work taking place at the Port Beag slipway, owned by Argyll and Bute Council, alongside the Oban lifeboat station.
A version of the filleadh beag (philibeg), or small kilt (also known as the walking kilt) similar to the modern kilt was invented by an English Quaker from Lancashire named Thomas Rawlinson sometime in the 1720s.
Ordnance Survey Landranger 41. Both mountains are among the nine in Scotland over convert; Aonach Beag and Aonach Mòr are also on the Nevis massif.
Common combinations with beag
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: