"bego" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: begoes [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from begone, originally an imperative but now an interjection, construed as a past participle. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|begone}} Back-formation from begone Head templates: {{en-noun|begoes}} bego (plural begoes)
  1. That which besets, surrounds, compasses, or affects; situation; circumstance. Related terms: bewend
    Sense id: en-bego-en-noun-RZ1F8Hau
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: begoes [present, singular, third-person], begoing [participle, present], bewent [past], begone [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English begon, from Old English begān (“to go over, traverse, get to, come by, fall into, go to, visit, care for, cultivate, inhabit, occupy, surround, beset, overrun, practice, do, engage in, perform, attend to, be diligent about, honor, serve, worship, profess”), from Proto-Germanic *bi + *gāną, corresponding to be- + go. Cognate with Dutch begaan, German begehen, Danish begå. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|begon}} Middle English begon, {{inh|en|ang|begān||to go over, traverse, get to, come by, fall into, go to, visit, care for, cultivate, inhabit, occupy, surround, beset, overrun, practice, do, engage in, perform, attend to, be diligent about, honor, serve, worship, profess}} Old English begān (“to go over, traverse, get to, come by, fall into, go to, visit, care for, cultivate, inhabit, occupy, surround, beset, overrun, practice, do, engage in, perform, attend to, be diligent about, honor, serve, worship, profess”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*bi}} Proto-Germanic *bi, {{m|gem-pro|*gāną}} *gāną, {{prefix|en|be|go}} be- + go, {{cog|nl|begaan}} Dutch begaan, {{cog|de|begehen}} German begehen, {{cog|da|begå}} Danish begå Head templates: {{en-verb|begoes|begoing|bewent|begone}} bego (third-person singular simple present begoes, present participle begoing, simple past bewent, past participle begone)
  1. (archaic) To go about; encompass; surround; beset, surround with hostile intent; to overrun. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-bego-en-verb-LrwH5OIk Categories (other): English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 40 15 46
  2. (obsolete) To clothe, dress. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-bego-en-verb-FsHt0W59 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 40 15 46
  3. (obsolete except in set phrases) To affect, usually as a good or bad influence, or as a circumstance.
    Sense id: en-bego-en-verb-hjSXnOop Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English back-formations: 25 15 5 44 11 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 9 2 55 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 40 15 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: begoes [present, singular, third-person], begoing [participle, present], bewent [past], begone [participle, past]
Etymology: Back-formation from begone, originally an imperative but now an interjection, construed as a past participle. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|begone}} Back-formation from begone Head templates: {{en-verb|begoes|begoing|bewent|begone}} bego (third-person singular simple present begoes, present participle begoing, simple past bewent, past participle begone)
  1. (rare, humoristic or faux-archaic) To go away, to disappear. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-bego-en-verb-GO6aTWWu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "bewend"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2011, Loretto Gubernatis, Dimitrius and the Gladiolas",
          "text": "“As I was passing by a vineyard on the Earth where some of mankind were taking their lunch, I heard them complaining and grumbling about these things they called 'ants'. Oh the woes and begoes of mankind,” smiled the good lord.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "That which besets, surrounds, compasses, or affects; situation; circumstance."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "situation",
          "situation"
        ],
        [
          "circumstance",
          "circumstance"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bego"
}

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