bewept
bewept is the simple past and past participle of beweep.
Meaning of beweep
Verb
beweep (third-person singular simple present beweeps, present participle beweeping, simple past and past participle bewept)
- To weep over; weep for; weep about; deplore; lament.
- With Nymphs and shepheards yearly moane
His timeless death beweeping.
In telling that my hart alone
Hath his last will in keeping.c. 1593, Michael Drayton, The Shepheards Garland, The Second Eglog, 2nd edition
- With Nymphs and shepheards yearly moane
- To weep.
- Fast by her style doth wery labour stand./ Pale fere also, and sorrow all beweptc. 1500, Thomas More, To Them that Trust in Fortune
- Synonyms:
- shed tears, burst into tears, cry, cry one's eyes out, greet, shed a tear, squirt some, wail, weep
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Questions about bewept
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- Bewept is the simple past and past participle of beweep.
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