Biêt

Biêt is not a widely recognized standalone term in established reference sources. It is most commonly encountered as a misspelling or nonstandard rendering of the Vietnamese verb biết, which means “to know,” “to be aware,” or “to be acquainted with.” Because Vietnamese is a language with diacritical marks that indicate tone and certain vowels, biêt with the additional diacritic is not considered correct standard spelling in Vietnamese practice.

In Vietnamese, biết is a core verb used to express knowledge or awareness about facts, people, or situations. It appears in many common phrases and constructions, such as tôi biết (I know), biết là (to know that / to be aware that), biết cách (to know how), biết nói (to know how to speak), and biết ơn (to be grateful). The word does not change form for different subjects; it is not conjugated the way verbs are in some other languages and relies on context and particles to indicate aspect or mood, for example đã biết (knew/has known), đang biết (currently know), hoặc sẽ biết (will know).

If biêt is encountered in text, it is typically a typographical error or an alien usage rather than a distinct term with its own meaning. In discussions of Vietnamese language, it is advisable to correct biêt to biết to preserve standard orthography. Beyond this potential misspelling, there is no widely established definition of biêt as a separate concept in linguistic or encyclopedic sources.