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begays

begays is the third-person singular simple present indicative of begay.

Meaning of begay

Verb

begay (third-person singular simple present begays, present participle begaying, simple past and past participle begayed)

  1. (transitive) To make cheerful or merry.
    • For Lu was the girl she seemed, and Wang was a boy — a boy, dressed in girl's clothes, even to the crimson ribbons of maidenhood begaying his hair: [...]1925, Louise Jordan Miln, The soul of China: glimpsed in tales of today and yesterday

Questions about begays

What is begays the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Begays is the third-person singular simple present indicative of begay.

Words near begays in the dictionary

  1. begavolt
  2. begavolts
  3. begay
  4. begayed
  5. begaying
  6. begays
  7. begaze
  8. begazed
  9. begazes
  10. begazing
  11. Begbie

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