Besorrow

Quick meaning: Besorrow is a verb meaning (ambitransitive) To sorrow about or over; care about; fill with care or sorrow; make sad.

Meaning

(ambitransitive) To sorrow about or over; care about; fill with care or sorrow; make sad.

Example Sentences

Dear Peter, newly was I with the car in the town to besorrow me this and that for the holidays.

The land of the West holds a maiden sweet, And the fairest face has she; But, oh! she has also Chicago feet, And that's what besorrows me.

Then to the woman, for her offence, God did pronounce this sore sentence: All pleasure that you had'st besorrow Shall changed be in lasting sorrow.

Oh, heart of man, when griefs deep scar Ploughs through thy and sand, When soul and sense besorrowed are, Lead, lark of love, 'yond sun and star; […]

Word Forms

• besorrows
• besorrowing
• besorrowed

Synonyms for besorrow

Depending on context, synonyms include becare, bother, care, heed, mind, reck.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sorrow, mourn, grieve, becry, beworry, besigh.

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