be·shrew (bĭ-shro͞o′) tr.v. be·shrewed ,
be·shrew·ing ,
be·shrews Archaic To invoke evil upon; curse: "Beshrew thee, cousin, which didst lead me forth / Of that sweet way I was in to despair!" (Shakespeare).
[Middle English bishrewen : bi- , be- + shrew , wicked person ; see shrew .]
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beshrew (bɪˈʃruː ) vb (tr ) archaic to wish evil on; curse (used in mild oaths such as beshrew me )
[C14: see be-, shrew]
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be•shrew (bɪˈʃru) v.t. Archaic. to invoke evil upon.
[1275–1325; Middle English; see
be -,
shrew 1 ]
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beshrew Past participle: beshrewedGerund: beshrewingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I beshrew you beshrew he/she/it beshrews we beshrew you beshrew they beshrew
Preterite I beshrewed you beshrewed he/she/it beshrewed we beshrewed you beshrewed they beshrewed
Present Continuous I am beshrewing you are beshrewing he/she/it is beshrewing we are beshrewing you are beshrewing they are beshrewing
Present Perfect I have beshrewed you have beshrewed he/she/it has beshrewed we have beshrewed you have beshrewed they have beshrewed
Past Continuous I was beshrewing you were beshrewing he/she/it was beshrewing we were beshrewing you were beshrewing they were beshrewing
Past Perfect I had beshrewed you had beshrewed he/she/it had beshrewed we had beshrewed you had beshrewed they had beshrewed
Future I will beshrew you will beshrew he/she/it will beshrew we will beshrew you will beshrew they will beshrew
Future Perfect I will have beshrewed you will have beshrewed he/she/it will have beshrewed we will have beshrewed you will have beshrewed they will have beshrewed
Future Continuous I will be beshrewing you will be beshrewing he/she/it will be beshrewing we will be beshrewing you will be beshrewing they will be beshrewing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been beshrewing you have been beshrewing he/she/it has been beshrewing we have been beshrewing you have been beshrewing they have been beshrewing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been beshrewing you will have been beshrewing he/she/it will have been beshrewing we will have been beshrewing you will have been beshrewing they will have been beshrewing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been beshrewing you had been beshrewing he/she/it had been beshrewing we had been beshrewing you had been beshrewing they had been beshrewing
Conditional I would beshrew you would beshrew he/she/it would beshrew we would beshrew you would beshrew they would beshrew
Past Conditional I would have beshrewed you would have beshrewed he/she/it would have beshrewed we would have beshrewed you would have beshrewed they would have beshrewed
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. beshrew - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"bring up ,
call down ,
conjure ,
conjure up ,
invoke ,
call forth ,
put forward ,
arouse ,
evoke ,
stir ,
raise - summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
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