be·gird
(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.
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begird
(bɪˈɡɜːd) vb (
tr) ,
-girds,
-girding,
-girt or -girded1. to surround; gird around
2. to bind
[Old English begierdan; see be-, gird1]
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be•gird
(bɪˈgɜrd)
v.t. -girt -gird•ed, -gird•ing. to gird about; encompass; surround.
[before 900]
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begird
Past participle: begirt
Gerund: begirding
| 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 |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
begird
verb1. To encircle with or as if with a band:
2. To shut in on all sides:
beset,
circle,
compass,
encircle,
encompass,
environ,
gird,
girdle,
hedge,
hem,
ring,
surround.
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