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begoing

begoing is the present participle and gerund 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 begoing

What is begoing the present participle and gerund of?
Begoing is the present participle and gerund of bego.

Words near begoing in the dictionary

  1. begods
  2. begoes
  3. begoggled
  4. begohm
  5. begohms
  6. begoing
  7. begold
  8. begomoviral
  9. begomovirus
  10. begomoviruses
  11. begone

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