begift

Verb

(third-person singular simple present begifts, present participle begifting, simple past and past participle begifted)

To entrust; endow.
To give a gift or gifts to; bestow or present with gifts.
To give as a gift.

Origin

From Middle English bigiften (“to entrust”), equivalent to be- +‎ gift. Cognate with Dutch begiften (“to endow”), German begaben (“to endow”), Swedish begåva (“to endow, dower”).

English Wiktionary. Available under CC-BY-SA license.

Link/Cite

Link to this page

Cite this page

MLA Style

"Begift." YourDictionary. LoveToKnow. www.yourdictionary.com/begift.

APA Style

Begift. (n.d.). In YourDictionary. Retrieved from https://www.yourdictionary.com/begift

begift

Also Mentioned In

WORDS NEAR begift IN THE DICTIONARY

begift

Also Mentioned In

WORDS NEAR begift IN THE DICTIONARY

Join YourDictionary today