Begrieve
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Begrieve is a verb meaning (transitive, archaic, rare) To grieve over or about.
Meaning
(transitive, archaic, rare) To grieve over or about.
More Meanings
- (transitive, archaic, rare) To cause grief or grieving.
Example Sentences
[…] and the nine hundred and ninety-nine out of the second who do begrieve Lucas's shameful condition and would improve it […]
It was begrieving to see how the intrusion of even a smattering of pride and moral standards could impede on what had always been a carefree, shiftless life.
"There lies Jack Spratt; alas, he could eat no more fat. And beside him his fat wife who used to lick the platter clean. Ah, it begrieves me to see them here."
[…] a whisper is the spectacle of ache is apparatus in this all worn libido stricken fixer : obligate bleeder begrieving that regal population before nothing CONSTRUCT inhales reservations we has PLACE […]
Word Forms
- begrieves
- begrieving
- begrieved
Synonyms for begrieve
Depending on context, synonyms include bewail, lament, afterthink, becry, bemoan, bemourn.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include engrieve, aggrieve, grieve, grame, begrutch, earn.
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