Meaning

1 senses

  1. (archaic)To gnaw; to eat away at.

Origin

From Middle English *begnawen, from Old English begnagan (“to begnaw, gnaw all over”), equ

From Middle English *begnawen, from Old English begnagan (“to begnaw, gnaw all over”), equivalent to be- + gnaw.

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Forms

begnaws, begnawing, begnawed, begnawed
Base formbegnaw · to begnaw
3rd person singularbegnaws
Present participlebegnawing
Past simplebegnawed
Past participlebegnawed / begnawn

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybegnaw
he, she, itbegnaws

Past simpleLesson

all personsbegnawed

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill begnaw

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
beginA1beginnerA2beginningA2begonebegrudgebeguilebehalfB1

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