begive

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verb

To give out; give of oneself; issue; endow; administer; transfer.

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Meanings

verbbegive (third-person singular simple present begives, present participle begiving, simple past begave, past participle begiven)

present singular third person begives · participle present begiving · past begave · participle past begiven

  1. transitiveTo give out; give of oneself; issue; endow; administer; transfer.

    Return to the original beautiful dream world, this is the season to begive you a perfect attempt.

    2012, aprylne, Pour le patient: aprylne's blog: Lets Talk About Handbags
    2 more examples

    How am I begiving? To whom do I begive and why? What is the quality of my begiving? How willing am I to begive? How much? To what extent?

    2004, Communion

    Maria was forever to begive her begivings to the loathsome imposter who’s^([sic]) waddling skulk had haunted her. Thus life nourishes death and as the witch died so did she.

    2010, Chris Worth, “Chapter Six: Voodoo Bile”, in Captain Jeans and the Quest for Keith, storywrite.com

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
issue

Origin

From be- (“out, over, across”) + give. Compare Dutch begeven (“to give up, forsake”), German begeben (“to issue, endow”), Danish begive (“to go”), Swedish begiva (“to proceed, start for, go”).

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APA

begive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begive

MLA

“begive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “begive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begive.

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