Meaning

1 senses

  1. To give out; give of oneself; issue; endow; administer; transfer.

Origin

From be- (“out, over, across”) + give. Compare Dutch begeven (“to give up, forsake”), Germ

From be- (“out, over, across”) + give. Compare Dutch begeven (“to give up, forsake”), German begeben (“to issue, endow”), Danish begive (“to go”), Swedish begiva (“to proceed, start for, go”).

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Forms

begives, begiving, begave, begiven
Base formbegive · to begive
3rd person singularbegives
Present participlebegiving
Past simplebegave
Past participlebegiven

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybegive
he, she, itbegives

Past simpleLesson

all personsbegave

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill begive

Word family

2 related words
Relatedbegift
Derivedbegiving

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
beginA1beginnerA2beginningA2begonebegrudgebeguilebehalfB1
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