Word
bain
Phoneticsbain
/ˈbeɪn/
Definition
adj. ready or willing to do something. It is an old-fashioned word used in some parts of the UK to mean someone is helpful or prepared.
adj. ready, willing, or disposed to act. Primarily a dialectal or archaic term, often used to describe a person's helpful or compliant nature.
Examples
“The neighbors were always bain and ready to help.”
“He was a bain worker who never complained about the long hours or the difficult conditions on the farm.”
“In the local dialect of the northern counties, one might find an elder describing a particularly cooperative youth as bain, reflecting a traditional value of communal readiness.”
Examples
simple
“The neighbors were always bain and ready to help.”
contextual
“He was a bain worker who never complained about the long hours or the difficult conditions on the farm.”
complex
“In the local dialect of the northern counties, one might find an elder describing a particularly cooperative youth as bain, reflecting a traditional value of communal readiness.”
Usage
Used predicatively or attributively; common in Northern English and Scots dialects.