begift

begift verb: to entrust; endow.

Verb

begift (third-person singular simple present begifts, present participle begifting, simple past and past participle begifted)

(transitive) To entrust; endow.
- I suspect, for instance, that Bill Gates might not have wanted to begift such a program with the Microsoft name.2005, Philip R. Sullivan, The World According To Homo Sapiens
(transitive) To give a gift or gifts to; bestow or present with gifts.
- They are harangued, bedinnered, begifted,[...]1838, Thomas Carlyle, The French revolution: a history
- Mr. EH Cooper protests against the extravagant manner in which the children of the well-to-do are "amused" and begifted at Christmas: [...]1905, William Thomas Stead, The Review of reviews
(transitive) To give as a gift.

begift meaning in Tamil

begift in Tamil

பரிசுகள் நல்கு

Forms of begift

third-person singular present	begifts
present participle	begifting
past participle	begifted
past	begifted

Origin of begift

From Middle English bigiften (“to entrust”), equivalent to be- + gift. Cognate with Dutch begiften (“to endow”), German begiften (“to endow”), Swedish begåva (“to endow, dower”).

Words formed from begift

begifted
begifter
begifting

Questions about begift

What does begift mean?: Begift means to entrust; endow.
What is begift in Tamil?: Begift in Tamil is பரிசுகள் நல்கு. See Begift meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is begift?: Begift is a verb.
What is the past tense of begift?: The past tense of begift is begifted.

Words near begift in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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