Meaning

3 senses
  1. (transitive)To cry about; cry over; lament; bemourn.

  2. (transitive)To accuse.

  3. (transitive)To bewitch.

Origin

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

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

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Forms

becries, becrying, becried, becried
Base formbecry · to becry
3rd person singularbecries
Present participlebecrying
Past simplebecried
Past participlebecried

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybecry
he, she, itbecries

Past simpleLesson

all personsbecried

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave becried
he, she, ithas becried

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill becry

Synonyms

52 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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