"begrieve" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: begrieves [present, singular, third-person], begrieving [participle, present], begrieved [participle, past], begrieved [past]
Etymology: From be- (“around, about, over”) + grieve. Etymology templates: {{af|en|be-|grieve|t1=around, about, over}} be- (“around, about, over”) + grieve Head templates: {{en-verb}} begrieve (third-person singular simple present begrieves, present participle begrieving, simple past and past participle begrieved)
  1. (transitive, archaic, rare) To grieve over or about. Tags: archaic, rare, transitive Synonyms: bewail, lament, lament
    Sense id: en-begrieve-en-verb-YLFS9SAA
  2. (transitive, archaic, rare) To cause grief or grieving. Tags: archaic, rare, transitive Synonyms: begloom, deject, sadden
    Sense id: en-begrieve-en-verb-t4xybhpM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91

Inflected forms

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