Be-

The English derivational prefix be- is a hold over from Old English. For the majority of native speakers the prefix be- is no longer productive; a possible exception to this is presented by the word besmitten, which numerous speakers seem to have recreated http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-bes2.htm. Meanings and uses of be- include: thoroughly, excessively, or more generally, used as an intensifier; on, around, over, or generally indicating contact; finally, it is also used to form transitive verbs from nouns (e.g. befriend, behead, benight), adjectives (e.g. bedim, bewet) or otherwise intransitive verbs (e.g. bewail, beweep).

List

  • bedazzle
  • bedim
  • bedrabble
  • bedraggle
  • befall
  • befit
  • befog
  • befool
  • befoul
  • befriend
  • befuddle
  • beget
  • begrime
  • begrudge
  • beguile
  • behave
  • behead
  • behold
  • behoove
  • belabor
  • belay
  • belie
  • belittle
  • bemire
  • bemoan
  • bemud
  • bemuse
  • benight
  • benumb
  • bequeath
  • berate
  • bereave
  • beseech
  • beset
  • beslobber
  • besmear
  • besmirch
  • besot
  • bespatter
  • bespeak
  • bespeckle
  • bespread
  • besprinkle
  • bestead
  • bestir
  • bestow
  • bestrew
  • bestride
  • betide
  • betoken
  • betray
  • betroth
  • bewail
  • beweep
  • bewet
  • bewilder
  • bewitch

 

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