Meaning

4 senses

  1. (Scotland, transitive)To shield; hide.

  2. (Scotland, transitive)To lay wait for; overpower by means of some base stratagem.

  3. (intransitive)To blow or toss about; blow, waft, or sweep away.

  4. (Scotland, intransitive)To wander or waver.

Origin

From Middle English biweven, biwǣven, from Old English bewǣfan (“to enfold, wrap round, co

From Middle English biweven, biwǣven, from Old English bewǣfan (“to enfold, wrap round, cover over, clothe”).

From be- + wave.

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Forms

bewaves, bewaving, bewaved, bewaved
Base formbewave · to bewave
3rd person singularbewaves
Present participlebewaving
Past simplebewaved
Past participlebewaved

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybewave
he, she, itbewaves

Past simpleLesson

all personsbewaved

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bewave

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bevelbeveragebevybewarebewilderB2bewildermentB2bewitchbeyondA2
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