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verb · transitive

begild

begild · begilds · begilded / begilt · begilding

To cover with gold, or to make goldenTo cover with gold, or to make golden (in color, or figuratively).

Meaning

1 senses

(dated, poetic)To cover with gold, or to make golden (in color, or figuratively).

More definitions

decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold

Origin

From be- + gild.

From be- + gild.

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Forms

begilds, begilding, begilded, begilded

Base form	begild · to begild
3rd person singular	begilds
Present participle	begilding
Past simple	begilded / begilt
Past participle	begilded / begilt

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	begild
he, she, it	begilds

Past simpleLesson

all persons

begilded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have begilded
he, she, it	has begilded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will begild

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Close in meaning

decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold:gild engild

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

begA2 beget beggar beginA1 beginnerA2 beginningA2

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