"begive" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: begives [present, singular, third-person], begiving [participle, present], begave [past], begiven [participle, past]
Etymology: From be- (“out, over, across”) + give. Compare Dutch begeven (“to give up, forsake”), German begeben (“to issue, endow”), Danish begive (“to go”), Swedish begiva (“to proceed, start for, go”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|give|t1=out, over, across}} be- (“out, over, across”) + give, {{cog|nl|begeven||to give up, forsake}} Dutch begeven (“to give up, forsake”), {{cog|de|begeben||to issue, endow}} German begeben (“to issue, endow”), {{cog|da|begive||to go}} Danish begive (“to go”), {{cog|sv|begiva||to proceed, start for, go}} Swedish begiva (“to proceed, start for, go”) Head templates: {{en-verb|begives|begiving|begave|begiven}} begive (third-person singular simple present begives, present participle begiving, simple past begave, past participle begiven)
  1. (transitive) To give out; give of oneself; issue; endow; administer; transfer. Tags: transitive Derived forms: begiving Related terms: begift
    Sense id: en-begive-en-verb-Sl~-yB41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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