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begripping

begripping is the present participle and gerund of begrip.

Meaning of begrip

Verb

begrip (third-person singular simple present begrips, present participle begripping, simple past and past participle begripped)

  1. (transitive) To grip around or about; get a grip on; grasp.
    • Then the girdled hilt seiz'd he, the Wolf of the Scyldings, The rough and the sword-grim, and drew forth the ring-sword, Naught weening of life, and wrathful he smote then So that there on her halse the hard edge begripped, [...]1911, William Morris, May Morris, The Collected Works of William Morris
    Synonyms:
    clasp, clutch, grasp

Questions about begripping

What is begripping the present participle and gerund of?
Begripping is the present participle and gerund of begrip.

Words near begripping in the dictionary

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

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