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befie

befie verb: to say "fie" to; defy.

Verb

befie (third-person singular simple present befies, present participle befying, simple past and past participle befied)

  1. (transitive) To say "fie" to; defy.
    • And ile befie em, ile befie em that will say so of me.1845, Martin Marprelate (pseud.), John Petheram, Hay any worke for Cooper

Forms of befie

third-person singular presentbefies
present participlebefying
past participlebefied
pastbefied

Origin of befie

From be- + fie.

Questions about befie

What does befie mean?
Befie means to say "fie" to; defy.
What part of speech is befie?
Befie is a verb.
What is the past tense of befie?
The past tense of befie is befied.

Words near befie in the dictionary

  1. befettered
  2. befettering
  3. befetters
  4. befevered
  5. befezzed
  6. befie
  7. befied
  8. befies
  9. befight
  10. befile
  11. befiled

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