Meaning

1 senses

  1. To fill with fright; make afraid; scare; frighten

Origin

From be- + fright. Compare German befürchten (“to be afraid of; fear”).

From be- + fright. Compare German befürchten (“to be afraid of; fear”).

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Forms

befrights, befrighting, befrighted, befrighted
Base formbefright · to befright
3rd person singularbefrights
Present participlebefrighting
Past simplebefrighted
Past participlebefrighted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybefright
he, she, itbefrights

Past simpleLesson

all personsbefrighted

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill befright

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
beforeA1beforehandC1befriendbefuddlebegA2beget

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