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befoe

befoe verb: to make or become a foe.

Verb

befoe (third-person singular simple present befoes, present participle befoeing, simple past and past participle befoed)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make or become a foe.
    • Take it from me; it is helpful to remain buoyant when identifying fish to befriend or "befoe."2008, John Tarolli, Road Warriors
  2. (ambitransitive) To treat or behave as a foe; be hostile towards.
    • What will the great coming Russian revolution do? Will it destroy the aristocracy, as in France, or will it leave it standing? Will it befriend or befoe the large non-Russian element of the western provinces?1874, Andrew Archibald Paton, Henry Beyle (otherwise de Stendahl)
    • M. C. Witherspoon in the presence of each other Witnessed the due execution thereof. J. J. McMullan Sworn to befoe me this 21st day of Jan. 1842.1953, Charlotte Ida McDow Rodman, The McDow family in America

Antonyms of befoe

Forms of befoe

third-person singular presentbefoes
present participlebefoeing
past participlebefoed
pastbefoed

Origin of befoe

From be- + foe, modelled after befriend.

Questions about befoe

What does befoe mean?
Befoe means to make or become a foe.
What part of speech is befoe?
Befoe is a verb.
What is the past tense of befoe?
The past tense of befoe is befoed.

Words near befoe in the dictionary

  1. befo'
  2. befoam
  3. befoamed
  4. befoaming
  5. befoams
  6. befoe
  7. befoed
  8. befoeing
  9. befoes
  10. befog
  11. befogged

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