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begroan

begroan verb: to groan about; bewail; groan at.

Verb

begroan (third-person singular simple present begroans, present participle begroaning, simple past and past participle begroaned)

  1. (transitive) To groan about; bewail; groan at.
    • For these deeds' sake do I begroan thy fate.1902, Robert Browning, The poetical works of Robert Browning
    • And, why dost thou oft begroan in sorrow Then other times, bid wisdom good morrow?1914, James Calvin Hooper, Portinia

Forms of begroan

third-person singular presentbegroans
present participlebegroaning
past participlebegroaned
pastbegroaned

Origin of begroan

From Middle English bigronen, bygronen, equivalent to be- (“at, about”) + groan.

Questions about begroan

What does begroan mean?
Begroan means to groan about; bewail; groan at.
What part of speech is begroan?
Begroan is a verb.
What is the past tense of begroan?
The past tense of begroan is begroaned.

Words near begroan in the dictionary

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

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