Definition of "be-" in Englisch

prefix

1. (rare or no longer productive) By, near, next to, around, close to.

   • beleaguer, bestand, beset, besit

2. (rare or no longer productive) Around; about.

   • begather, belay, belook, bestir, belive, besmell, bewrap

3. (rare or no longer productive) About, regarding, concerning, over.

   • bewrite, betalk, betell, belie, bemoan, bemourn, bewail, beknow, besing, bespeak

4. (rare or no longer productive) On, upon, at, to, in contact with something.

   • beclothe, becall, besee, behold, befall, bedo, beshine, besmile, betone

5. (rare or no longer productive) Off, away, over, across

   • becut, bedeal, betake, bego, behead, belimb, benim, bereave, besleeve, betrunk

6. (rare or no longer productive) As an intensifier; i.e. thoroughly, excessively; completely; utterly.

   • bebreak, begladden, belabour, belove, behate, besmirch, bedazzle, besiege, befuddle

7. (rare or no longer productive) All around; about; abundantly; all over.

   • belave, belick, bescatter, bekiss

8. (rare or no longer productive) Forming verbs derived from nouns or adjectives, usually with the sense of "to make, become, or cause to be".

   • becalm, bedark, befree, befriend, bedim, beken, benight, benothing, bewet, besmooth, bestrange

9. (archaic or informal) Used to intensify adjectives meaning "adorned with something", often those with the suffix -ed.

   • besequined, befeathered, beclawed, bewebbed, betasseled, beloved