"beflirt" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: beflirts [present, singular, third-person], beflirting [participle, present], beflirted [participle, past], beflirted [past]
Etymology: From be- (“at; on; about”) + flirt. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|flirt|t1=at; on; about}} be- (“at; on; about”) + flirt Head templates: {{en-verb}} beflirt (third-person singular simple present beflirts, present participle beflirting, simple past and past participle beflirted)
  1. To flirt about; flirt with
    Sense id: en-beflirt-en-verb-bVDdjlCo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

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