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be- (bē, bi, bə)

  1. : added to other verbs
    1. around besprinkle, beset
    2. completely, thoroughly, excessively: used as an intensifier bedeck, besmear
    3. away: used as a privative bereave, betake
    4. about: used as a transitive prefix bethink, bemoan
  2. : added to nouns and, sometimes, adjectives
    1. make besot, bedim
    2. furnish with, cover with, affect by, treat as befriend, bedizen, becloud
  3. covered with, furnished with, furnished with to excess: added to past participles in -ed bemedaled, bewhiskered

Etymology: ME bi-, be- < OE (akin to Goth bi-, Ger be-), at, near < Gmc base of by

Browse dictionary entries near be-

  1. ‹ be-all and end-all
  2. ‹ be
  3. ‹ bdrm.
  4. ‹ bdl
  5. ‹ bdellium
  6. ‹ bd ft
  7. ‹ bd
  8. ‹ BCME
  9. ‹ BCM
  10. ‹ BCL
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  4. beach grass ›
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  6. beach ridge ›
  7. beach umbrella ›
  8. beachcomber ›
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