Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

begive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-give
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give out; give of oneself; issue; endow; administer; transfer.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"How am I begiving? To whom do I begive and why? What is the quality of my begiving? How willing am I to begive? How much? To what extent?"
"Maria was forever to begive her begivings to the loathsome imposter who’s^([sic]) waddling skulk had haunted her. Thus life nourishes death and as the witch died so did she."
"Return to the original beautiful dream world, this is the season to begive you a perfect attempt."

Etymology

From be- (“out, over, across”) + give. Compare Dutch begeven (“to give up, forsake”), German begeben (“to issue, endow”), Danish begive (“to go”), Swedish begiva (“to proceed, start for, go”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: be

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

begives (present, singular) begiving (participle, present) begave (past) begiven (participle, past)

Derived Forms

begiving

Frequently Paired Words

begift

Questions

What does begive mean?: To give out; give of oneself; issue; endow; administer; transfer.
Where does begive come from?: From be- (“out, over, across”) + give. Compare Dutch begeven (“to give up, forsake”), German begeben (“to issue, endow”), Danish begive (“to go”), Swedish begiva (“to proceed, start for, go”).

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