begrave
begrave · begraves · begraved / begrove · begraving
To buryTo bury.
Meaning
2 senses(obsolete, transitive)To bury.
(obsolete, transitive)To engrave.
Origin
From Middle English begraven, from Old English begrafan (“to bury”), from Proto-Germanic *From Middle English begraven, from Old English begrafan (“to bury”), from Proto-Germanic *bigrabaną (“to dig around, bury”), equivalent to be- + grave. Cognate with Saterland Frisian begreeuwe (“to bury”), West Frisian begrave (“to bury”), Dutch begraven (“to bury”), German begraben (“to bury”), Danish begrave (“to bury”), Swedish begrava (“to bury”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (bigraban, “to dig around”).
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Forms
begraves, begraving, begraved, begravedLessons 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