begive

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begive

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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”).

verb begives · begiving · begave · begiven

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

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@misc{begive_2026,
  title = {begive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/begive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}