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begoes

begoes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bego.

begoes is the plural of bego.

Meaning of bego

Verb (1)

bego (third-person singular simple present begoes, present participle begoing, simple past bewent, past participle begone)

  1. (archaic) To go about; encompass; surround; beset, surround with hostile intent; to overrun.
    • Thy prysemen ar sore begone and put undir, for they ar oversette with Sarazens mo than fyve hondred.1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book V
  2. (obsolete) To clothe, dress.
  3. (obsolete except in set phrases) To affect, usually as a good or bad influence, or as a circumstance.
    • He was woe begone.

Verb (2)

bego (third-person singular simple present begoes, present participle begoing, simple past bewent, past participle begone)

  1. (rare) To go away, to disappear.
    • He bewent speedily, and as he vanished I heard him again calling, " Not she, not she ! Ha, ha ! "1902, Carolyn Wells, Abeniki Caldwell, page 178

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Questions about begoes

What is begoes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Begoes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bego.

Words near begoes in the dictionary

  1. begob
  2. begod
  3. begodded
  4. begodding
  5. begods
  6. begoes
  7. begoggled
  8. begohm
  9. begohms
  10. begoing
  11. begold

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