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befangs

befangs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of befang.

Meaning of befang

Verb

befang (third-person singular simple present befangs, present participle befanging, simple past and past participle befanged)

  1. (UK, Yorkshire, dialectal, transitive) To lay hold on; seize; grasp; catch; clutch.
    • Come here an' I'll befang thee!
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To take hold on; begin or commence upon.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To encompass; enclose; contain; comprehend.

Questions about befangs

What is befangs the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Befangs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of befang.

Words near befangs in the dictionary

  1. befamilied
  2. befang
  3. befanged
  4. befanging
  5. befangled
  6. befangs
  7. befanned
  8. befast
  9. befeather
  10. befeathered
  11. befeathering

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