besorrow
besorrow · besorrows · besorrowed · besorrowing
To sorrow about or overTo sorrow about or over; care about; fill with care or sorrow; make sad.
Meaning
1 sensesTo sorrow about or over; care about; fill with care or sorrow; make sad.
Origin
From Middle English bisorȝen, from Old English besorgian (“to regret; be anxious about, drFrom Middle English bisorȝen, from Old English besorgian (“to regret; be anxious about, dread, shrink from”), from Proto-West Germanic *bisorgōn, equivalent to be- + sorrow. Cognate with Saterland Frisian bisúurgje (“to obtain, get, take care of”), West Frisian besoargje (“to provide, deliver”), Dutch bezorgen (“to provide, deliver, take care of”), German besorgen (“to procure, acquire, attend to, take care of”), Swedish besörja (“to deal with, attend to”).
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Forms
besorrows, besorrowing, besorrowed, besorrowed| Base form | besorrow · to besorrow |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | besorrows |
| Present participle | besorrowing |
| Past simple | besorrowed |
| Past participle | besorrowed |
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Synonyms
63 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle