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begive

begive verb: to give out; give of oneself; issue; endow; administer; transfer.

Verb

begive (third-person singular simple present begives, present participle begiving, simple past begave, past participle begiven)

  1. (transitive) To give out; give of oneself; issue; endow; administer; transfer.
    • How am I begiving? To whom do I begive and why? What is the quality of my begiving? How willing am I to begive? How much? To what extent?2004, Communion
    • Maria was forever to begive her begivings to the loathsome imposter who’s^([sic]) waddling skulk had haunted her. Thus life nourishes death and as the witch died so did she.2010, Chris Worth, “Chapter Six: Voodoo Bile”, in Captain Jeans and the Quest for Keith, storywrite.com

Forms of begive

third-person singular presentbegives
present participlebegiving
pastbegave
past participlebegiven

Origin of begive

From be- (“out, over, across”) + give. Compare Dutch begeven (“to give up, forsake”), German begeben (“to issue, endow”), Danish begive (“to go”), Swedish begiva (“to proceed, start for, go”).

Words formed from begive

Questions about begive

What does begive mean?
Begive means to give out; give of oneself; issue; endow; administer; transfer.
What part of speech is begive?
Begive is a verb.
What is the past tense of begive?
The past tense of begive is begave.

Words near begive in the dictionary

  1. begirdled
  2. begirdles
  3. begirdling
  4. begirds
  5. begirt
  6. begive
  7. begiven
  8. begives
  9. begiving
  10. begladden
  11. beglammer

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