begroan

B3E1G2R1O1A1N1

verb

To groan about; bewail; groan at.

OriginMiddle English bigronen →
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Meanings

verbbegroan (third-person singular simple present begroans, present participle begroaning, simple past and past participle begroaned)

present singular third person begroans · participle present begroaning · participle past begroaned · past begroaned

  1. transitiveTo groan about; bewail; groan at.

    For these deeds' sake do I begroan thy fate.

    1902, Robert Browning, The poetical works of Robert Browning
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    And, why dost thou oft begroan in sorrow Then other times, bid wisdom good morrow?

    1914, James Calvin Hooper, Portinia

    Yo, guys, I hate to break it to you: It's your own misbegotten will, your dumb choices, your desire to bemoan and begroan your terrible, miserable, luckless fate […] that put you into harm's way.

    2008, Lee Robert Schreiber, Poker as Life, page 49

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbigronen
  2. Englishbegroan

From Middle English bigronen, bygronen, equivalent to be- (“at, about”) + groan.

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