beforehand |
in advance; at a previous time; earlier. |
befoul |
to make foul; defile. [2 definitions] |
befriend |
to be or act as a friend to. |
befuddle |
to stupefy with or as though with liquor. [2 definitions] |
beg |
to ask for (food, money, or other necessities) as charity or as a gift. [4 definitions] |
began |
past tense of "begin." |
beget |
to generate (offspring); cause to begin life, esp. to father. [2 definitions] |
beggar |
one who begs, esp. as a means of survival. [4 definitions] |
beggarly |
extremely poor or unkempt; like a beggar. [2 definitions] |
beggary |
the state of being a beggar; extreme poverty. [3 definitions] |
begin |
to perform the first step in a process; start. [6 definitions] |
beginner |
someone just beginning to acquire new knowledge or learn a new skill. |
beginning |
(sometimes pl.) the first part or origin of a thing or process; start. [2 definitions] |
begird |
to fasten around; encircle. |
beg off |
to ask to be exempted from fulfilling an obligation. |
be going to |
used as an auxiliary verb to express a plan or intention to carry out some action, or to express a prediction of what seems likely to occur based on certain evidence. |
begone |
go away (usu. used in imperative). |
begonia |
a tropical plant of which some species are cultivated as houseplants, bearing bright, waxy flowers of various colors and having leaves that are often varicolored or veined. |
begot |
past tense and a past participle of "beget." |
begotten |
a past participle of beget. |
begrime |
to soil with or as though with grime; make grimy. |