| 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. |
| begrudge |
to feel envious and disapproving of (someone) having or being given (something). [2 definitions] |
| beg the question |
to assume as true a conclusion to an argument and then present that conclusion as proof. |
| beguile |
to deceive or cheat by using guile. [3 definitions] |
| Beguine |
a member of a lay Roman Catholic sisterhood of the Netherlands, first established in the twelfth century, that allowed women to keep their private property and revoke their vows whenever they wished. |
| beguine |
a dance of Martinique with a bolero rhythm, or the music for such a dance. |
| begum |
a high-ranking Muslim woman, often a widow. |
| begun |
past participle of begin. |
| behalf |
support; aid (preceded by " in" or "on" and followed by "of"). [2 definitions] |
| behave |
to act or function in a certain way. [3 definitions] |
| behavior |
the actions and reactions of a group, person, animal, or thing, either characteristically or under specific circumstances. [2 definitions] |
| behavioral |
of or concerning the behavior of a person, animal, or other organism. |
| behavioral science |
a social science such as psychology, anthropology, or sociology that examines the way humans act as individuals or in groups, often to reveal recurrent patterns or general truths. |
| behaviorism |
in psychology, the doctrine that observable behavior, rather than mental events or consciousness, gives the only valid evidence for study, and that environmental influences predominate in human psychological development. |