begird

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be·gird

B0161800 (bĭ-gûrd′)tr.v. be·girt (-gûrt′) or be·gird·ed, be·girt, be·gird·ing, be·girds To encircle with or as if with a band.

begird

(bɪˈɡɜːd) vb (tr) , -girds, -girding, -girt or -girded1. to surround; gird around2. to bind[Old English begierdan; see be-, gird¹]

be•gird

(bɪˈgɜrd)

v.t. -girt -gird•ed, -gird•ing. to gird about; encompass; surround. [before 900]

begird

Past participle: begirt
Gerund: begirding

Imperative
begird
begird

Present
I begird
you begird
he/she/it begirds
we begird
you begird
they begird

Preterite
I begirded
you begirded
he/she/it begirded
we begirded
you begirded
they begirded

Present Continuous
I am begirding
you are begirding
he/she/it is begirding
we are begirding
you are begirding
they are begirding

Present Perfect
I have begirt
you have begirt
he/she/it has begirt
we have begirt
you have begirt
they have begirt

Past Continuous
I was begirding
you were begirding
he/she/it was begirding
we were begirding
you were begirding
they were begirding

Past Perfect
I had begirt
you had begirt
he/she/it had begirt
we had begirt
you had begirt
they had begirt

Future
I will begird
you will begird
he/she/it will begird
we will begird
you will begird
they will begird

Future Perfect
I will have begirt
you will have begirt
he/she/it will have begirt
we will have begirt
you will have begirt
they will have begirt

Future Continuous
I will be begirding
you will be begirding
he/she/it will be begirding
we will be begirding
you will be begirding
they will be begirding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been begirding
you have been begirding
he/she/it has been begirding
we have been begirding
you have been begirding
they have been begirding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been begirding
you will have been begirding
he/she/it will have been begirding
we will have been begirding
you will have been begirding
they will have been begirding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been begirding
you had been begirding
he/she/it had been begirding
we had been begirding
you had been begirding
they had been begirding

Conditional
I would begird
you would begird
he/she/it would begird
we would begird
you would begird
they would begird

Past Conditional
I would have begirt
you would have begirt
he/she/it would have begirt
we would have begirt
you would have begirt
they would have begirt

Thesaurus

begird

verb1. To encircle with or as if with a band:band, belt, cincture, compass, encompass, engirdle, gird, girdle, girt, ring.Archaic: engird.2. To shut in on all sides:beset, circle, compass, encircle, encompass, environ, gird, girdle, hedge, hem, ring, surround.

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Synonyms for begird

verb to encircle with or as if with a band

Synonyms

verb to shut in on all sides

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