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begripes

begripes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of begripe.

Meaning of begripe

Verb

begripe (third-person singular simple present begripes, present participle begriping, simple past and past participle begriped)

  1. (transitive) To lay hold of; apprehend; grip; grasp.
    • He, with his middle feet, begriped his paunch, And took the arms with the anterior; And then he bit both one and other cheek.1865, Dante Alighieri, The Comedy of Dante Allighieri. [sic]: Part I--The Hell

Questions about begripes

What is begripes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Begripes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of begripe.

Words near begripes in the dictionary

  1. begrimeth
  2. begriming
  3. begrip
  4. begripe
  5. begriped
  6. begripes
  7. begriping
  8. begripping
  9. begroan
  10. begroaned
  11. begroaning

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