bewish
/bɪˈwɪʃ/
bewish verb: to confer, grant, or make a wish; wish.
Verb
bewish (third-person singular simple present bewishes, present participle bewishing, simple past and past participle bewished)
- To confer, grant, or make a wish; wish.
- Och, murther! faix, some spell my pipe bewishes, I've played a wail and raised the little fishes.1862, Sir Francis Cowley Burnand, John Palgrave Simpson, King of the Merrows, Or, The Prince and the Piper
- Where litle babes fro windows were pusht down, Yong Ladies blotted with adulteries, Old fathers scourg'd with all base villanies ? O mourne her mine and bewish the Turke, etemall depriuation of his Crowne, [...]1876, William Barksted, The poems of William Barksted, ed. by A.B. Grosart - Page 72
Forms of bewish
| third-person singular present | bewishes |
|---|---|
| present participle | bewishing |
| past participle | bewished |
| past | bewished |
Origin of bewish
From be- + wish.
Questions about bewish
- What does bewish mean?
- Bewish means to confer, grant, or make a wish; wish.
- What part of speech is bewish?
- Bewish is a verb.
- How do you pronounce bewish?
- Bewish is pronounced /bɪˈwɪʃ/.
- What is the past tense of bewish?
- The past tense of bewish is bewished.
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