ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Beweep

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Beweep is a verb meaning (transitive) To weep over; weep for; weep about; deplore; lament.

Meaning

(transitive) To weep over; weep for; weep about; deplore; lament.

More Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To weep.

Example Sentences

Fast by her style doth wery labour stand./ Pale fere also, and sorrow all bewept
When, in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state
Cinnamongirl: I am in disgrace in my fellow maidens' eyes and I do beweep alone in my outcast state.
Let Gods, men, brutes, beweep him, plants and stones. So shall she know your loss was dear indeed. And bend her heart, and give you Balder back.

Word Forms

Synonyms for beweep

Depending on context, synonyms include bewail, bemoan, afterthink, becry, begrieve, bemourn.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include deplore, bemoan, betear, utter, deprecate, wanse.

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