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befoes

befoes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of befoe.

Meaning of befoe

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)

Questions about befoes

What is befoes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Befoes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of befoe.

Words near befoes in the dictionary

  1. befoaming
  2. befoams
  3. befoe
  4. befoed
  5. befoeing
  6. befoes
  7. befog
  8. befogged
  9. befogging
  10. befogs
  11. befoir

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