Meaning of be- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. By, near, next to, around, close to.
   idiomatic, morpheme, rare
2. Around; about.
   idiomatic, morpheme, rare
3. About, regarding, concerning, over.
   idiomatic, morpheme, rare
4. On, upon, at, to, in contact with something.
   idiomatic, morpheme, rare
5. Off, away, over, across
   idiomatic, morpheme, rare
6. As an intensifier; i.e. thoroughly, excessively; completely; utterly.
   idiomatic, morpheme, rare
7. All around; about; abundantly; all over.
   idiomatic, morpheme, rare
8. Forming verbs derived from nouns or adjectives, usually with the sense of "to make, become, or cause to be".
   idiomatic, morpheme, rare
9. Used to intensify adjectives meaning "adorned with something", often those with the suffix -ed.
   archaic, informal, morpheme

Examples

“beleaguer, bestand, beset, besit”

“begather, belay, belook, bestir, belive, besmell, bewrap”

“bewrite, betalk, betell, belie, bemoan, bemourn, bewail, beknow, besing, bespeak”

“beclothe, becall, besee, behold, befall, bedo, beshine, besmile, betone”

“becut, bedeal, betake, bego, behead, belimb, benim, bereave, besleeve, betrunk”

“bebreak, begladden, belabour, belove, behate, besmirch, bedazzle, besiege, befuddle”

“belave, belick, bescatter, bekiss”

“becalm, bedark, befree, befriend, bedim, beken, benight, benothing, bewet, besmooth, bestrange”

“besequined, befeathered, beclawed, bewebbed, betasseled, beloved”

“Similarly, one could argue that if these be-tattooed yogic folk were really so spiritual, they wouldn't feel the need to inform everyone else of this or remind themselves of it, via the medium of the tattoo.”

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