Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

becry

/bɪˈkɹaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-cry
IPA: /bɪˈkɹaɪ/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cry about; cry over; lament; bemourn.

Transitive verb

verb

Transitive verb

verb

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Wisdom, becried on either hand, will steer very nicely a middle course between these extremes; allowing here, forbidding there."
""The Sun becried its death" — it rained during that fiesta celebrated on 4 May [...]"
"It is not in me to becry inequality in this scrying place I have often sought, yet never acknowledged If belief is futile and desire our burden, I shall find it hard to fly again."
"“I look around, an' ev'rywhere my eye falls becries ye. Ye're ev'rywhere in this place.”"

Etymology

From Middle English becrien, equivalent to be- (“about, at, over, upon”) + cry.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: be
Root: becrien

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

becries (present, singular) becrying (participle, present) becried (participle, past) becried (past)

Synonyms

bewail grieve sorrow afterthink becry begrieve bemoan bemourn beweep condole deplore elegize

Questions

How do you pronounce becry?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈkɹaɪ/.
What does becry mean?: To cry about; cry over; lament; bemourn.
Where does becry come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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