📖 B — The English dictionary · page 17

beggar — Everyday, meaning 1: A person who is very poor and lives by asking people for money or food.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (UK, informal, old-fashioned) A person, used kindly or crossly, as in "lucky beggar" or "you little beggar".↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (verb, formal) To make very poor.↗ Example: The beggar sat outside the station.↗ · The prince swapped clothes with a beggar.↗ · Beggars can't be choosers, so I ate the cold toast.↗ · You lucky beggar, you won again!↗ · It beggars belief that he forgot his own birthday party.↗ · The king gave a coin to the beggar.↗ · "Will you play again?" asked the beggar.↗

beggarman — Everyday, meaning 1: A man who begs for money or food.↗ Example: A beggarman sat by the gate.↗ · The king gave the beggarman a coin.↗ · The lank grey beggarman asked for bread.↗

begging — Everyday, meaning 1: Asking someone very strongly or desperately for something: begging for one more story.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Asking people in the street for money or food because you are poor.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (of a dog) Sitting up and asking for food.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Going begging: not wanted or not taken: there's a cake going begging.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: Begging the question: making people ask an obvious question (everyday use), or arguing in a circle (formal logic).↗ Example: The little boy kept begging for an ice cream.↗ · The dog sat up begging for scraps.↗ · A man was begging outside the station.↗ · There's one slice going begging — who wants it?↗ · I'm begging you, please don't tell anyone!↗ · She begged and begged until Mum said yes.↗ · So she began begging her father to give her in marriage to the fool.↗ · I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.↗ (Writings PSA.37.25, JPS 1917)↗

begin — Everyday, meaning 1: To begin is to start doing something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To begin is to start happening or existing: «The film begins at 7».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To begin with means first, or at the start.↗ Example: The movie begins at 7:15.↗ · He began with 20 marbles.↗ · She begins reading on page 12.↗ · School begins in 3 days.↗ · Let's begin our lesson.↗ · It began to rain.↗ · The word «cat» begins with c.↗ · To begin with, read the question carefully.↗ · He is a beginner at chess.↗ · The story begins in a dark forest.↗ · Then the Sun began to shine.↗ · And Noah the husbandman began, and planted a vineyard.↗ (Torah GEN.9.20, JPS 1917)↗ · And Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.↗ (Torah GEN.10.8, JPS 1917)↗ · And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit harlotry with the daughters of Moab.↗ (Torah NUM.25.1, JPS 1917)↗ · Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.↗ (Prophets 2KI.12.1, JPS 1917)↗ · In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.↗ (Writings 2CH.13.1, JPS 1917)↗ · Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.↗ (Prophets JDG.16.22, JPS 1917)↗

beginner — Everyday, meaning 1: A beginner is a person who is just starting to learn or do something and does not have much skill yet.↗ Example: I'm a beginner at the guitar.↗ · This is a book for beginners.↗ · The ski slope for beginners is not steep.↗ · Everyone was a beginner once.↗ · She won the game with beginner's luck.↗ · Beginners should swim in the shallow end.↗ · He's a complete beginner, so be patient.↗ · We start with beginner piano pieces.↗

beginning — Everyday, meaning 1: The beginning is the first part or the start of something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Beginning is also the -ing form of begin: «It is beginning to rain».↗ Example: How many cards did Ben have in the beginning?↗ · In the beginning, there were 15 birds on the tree.↗ · At the beginning of the day, Zoe had 20 cents.↗ · Every story has a beginning, a middle and an end.↗ · Read the book from beginning to end.↗ · It is beginning to snow!↗ · At the beginning of the year, we got new books.↗ · The beginning of the film was scary.↗ · The apples were beginning to roast.↗ · IN THE beginning God created the heaven and the earth.↗ (Torah GEN.1.1, JPS 1917)↗ · And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.↗ (Torah GEN.10.10, JPS 1917)↗ · And he searched, beginning at the eldest, and leaving off at the youngest; and the goblet was found in Benjamin's sack.↗ (Torah GEN.44.12, JPS 1917)↗ · He that called the generations from the beginning.↗ (Prophets ISA.41.4, JPS 1917)↗ · Hath it not been told you from the beginning?↗ (Prophets ISA.40.21, JPS 1917)↗ · And though thy beginning was small, yet thy end should greatly increase.↗ (Writings JOB.8.7, JPS 1917)↗

begot — Early Modern English, meaning 1: Became the father of.↗ Example: And Jokshan begot Sheba, and Dedan.↗ (Torah GEN.25.3, JPS 1917) · And Enosh lived ninety years, and begot Kenan.↗ (Torah GEN.5.9, JPS 1917) · And Kenan lived seventy years, and begot Mahalalel.↗ (Torah GEN.5.12, JPS 1917)

begotten — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Past form of beget: fathered, having become someone's child by birth.↗ Early Modern English, meaning 1: Born to a father.↗ Example: The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.↗ (Torah LEV.18.11, JPS 1917)↗ · Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them may ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they have begotten in your land; and they may be your possession.↗ (Torah LEV.25.45, JPS 1917)↗ · Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?↗ (Writings JOB.38.28, JPS 1917)↗ · And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten; for he had many wives.↗ (Prophets JDG.8.30, JPS 1917)↗ · and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.↗ (Writings ECC.5.13, JPS 1917)↗ · The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.↗ (Torah LEV.18.11, JPS 1917) · Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them may ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they have begotten in your land; and they may be your possession.↗ (Torah LEV.25.45, JPS 1917)

begrimed — Everyday, meaning 1: Covered with dirt, especially dark dirt or soot.↗ Example: His hands were begrimed with coal dust.↗ · The begrimed kitchen smelled of smoke.↗ · The chimney sweep came out black and begrimed.↗

begrudge — Everyday, meaning 1: To feel unhappy that someone has or gets something, and wish they did not have it: «why do you begrudge me my playmates?».↗ Example: She begrudged her sister the new bike.↗ · Do not begrudge him a small treat.↗ · I begrudge every minute spent on that chore.↗

beguile — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: To charm or trick someone, often with pleasant words.↗ In Jewish tradition, meaning 2: To pass time pleasantly: «to beguile the time» means to make time go by pleasantly.↗ Example: Thus saith the king: Let not Hezekiah beguile you, for he will not be able to deliver you; (Prophets ISA.36.14, JPS 1917)↗ · Thus saith the king: Let not Hezekiah beguile you; for he will not be able to deliver you out of his hand; (Prophets 2KI.18.29, JPS 1917)↗ · 'Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying: Let not thy God in whom thou trustest beguile thee, saying: Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.↗ (Prophets 2KI.19.10, JPS 1917)↗ · The fox beguiled the crow with praise.↗ · Let us sing to beguile the long journey.↗ · Do not be beguiled by sweet words.↗

beguiled — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Charmed or tricked by pleasant words, or led on by a clever offer.↗ Example: And the LORD God said unto the woman: 'What is this thou hast done?'↗ And the woman said: 'The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.'↗ (Torah GEN.3.13, JPS 1917)↗ · And it came to pass in the morning that, behold, it was Leah; and he said to Laban: 'What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?'↗ (Torah GEN.29.25, JPS 1917)↗ · But they beguiled Him with their mouth, and lied unto Him with their tongue.↗ (Writings PSA.78.36, JPS 1917)↗ · And Joshua called for them, and he spoke unto them, saying: 'Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying: We are very far from you, when ye dwell among us?↗ (Prophets JOS.9.22, JPS 1917)↗ · The pride of thy heart hath beguiled thee, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, thy habitation on high; that sayest in thy heart: 'Who shall bring me down to the ground?'↗ (Prophets OBA.1.3, JPS 1917)↗ · The sweet song beguiled the sailors.↗ · The boy was beguiled by the magician's tales.↗ · We were beguiled into staying all day.↗

behalf — Everyday, meaning 1: For someone, as their representative, or in their place.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: For the good of someone.↗ Example: On behalf of the class, I'd like to thank Mrs Lee.↗ · She accepted the prize on her brother's behalf.↗ · Please don't worry on my behalf.↗ · The head spoke on behalf of the school.↗ · He signed the card on behalf of us all.↗ · The charity collects money on behalf of sick children.↗ · Suffer me a little, and I will tell thee; for there are yet words on God's behalf.↗ (Writings JOB.36.2, JPS 1917)↗ · In Thy behalf my heart hath said: 'Seek ye My face'; Thy face, LORD, will I seek.↗ (Writings PSA.27.8, JPS 1917)↗ · And in thy majesty prosper, ride on, in behalf of truth and meekness and righteousness; and let thy right hand teach thee tremendous things.↗ (Writings PSA.45.5, JPS 1917)↗

behave — Everyday, meaning 1: To act or do things in a certain way: behave well, behave badly, behave strangely.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To act in a good, polite and acceptable way: please behave yourself.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In science, how a material or animal acts in certain conditions: how ice behaves when heated.↗ Example: Please behave yourself at Grandma's house.↗ · The class behaved very well on the trip.↗ · Our new puppy is learning how to behave.↗ · How does chocolate behave when you heat it?↗ · Why is the cat behaving so strangely?↗ · He behaved like a real friend.↗ · The children were well behaved at the museum.↗ · Scientists study how bees behave in the hive.↗ · Pinocchio promised to study and to behave himself.↗ · Then He declareth unto them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.↗ (Writings JOB.36.9, JPS 1917)↗ · And the people shall oppress one another, every man his fellow, and every man his neighbour; the child shall behave insolently against the aged, and the base against the honourable, (Prophets ISA.3.5, JPS 1917)↗

behavior — Everyday, meaning 1: The way a person or animal acts; how someone conducts themselves, good or bad.↗ Example: Her behavior at the party was kind.↗ · The dog's behavior changed after the storm.↗ · His bad behavior got him into trouble.↗

behaviour — Everyday, meaning 1: The way a person or animal acts, especially how good or bad, polite or rude it is.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The way something such as a material, an animal group or a machine usually acts or reacts.↗ Example: The class got a reward for good behaviour.↗ · Be on your best behaviour at Grandma's party.↗ · Shouting at people is rude behaviour.↗ · Scientists study the behaviour of ants.↗ · The dog's behaviour changed when it was ill.↗ · His behaviour in the library was excellent.↗ · We watched the behaviour of ice as it warmed up.↗ · Pushing in the queue is unkind behaviour.↗ · "No; but I am very much annoyed at the strange behaviour of a fish.↗

behead — Everyday, meaning 1: To cut off a person's head as a punishment or execution.↗ Example: Charles I was beheaded in 1649.↗ · «Off with her head!» shouted the Queen.↗ · The executioner said you can't behead a head with no body.↗ · In history we learned that Anne Boleyn was beheaded.↗ · Nobody was really beheaded in Wonderland.↗ · The guillotine was used to behead people in France.↗ · Go and behead him at once.↗

beheaded — Everyday, meaning 1: Killed by having the head cut off.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Having had the head or top part removed, as with a flower or statue.↗ Example: Anne Boleyn was beheaded in 1536.↗ · King Charles I was beheaded in London.↗ · Many nobles were beheaded during the French Revolution.↗ · The statue was beheaded by vandals.↗ · The rhyme says: divorced, beheaded, died.↗ · In the past, beheading was used as a punishment.↗ · Therefore she was easily captured, and the next day was beheaded in the market-place.↗ · Now when they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bed-chamber, they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and went by the way of the Arabah all night.↗ (Prophets 2SA.4.7, JPS 1917)↗

beheading — Everyday, meaning 1: Cutting off someone's head as a punishment; an execution.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) Cutting off the head of a person or animal.↗ Example: Henry VIII ordered the beheading of two of his wives.↗ · «Off with her head!» shouted the Queen.↗ · The executioner said you can't behead a cat with no body.↗ · Charles I was beheaded in 1649.↗ · Nobody was really beheaded in Wonderland.↗ · Beheadings once took place in front of crowds at the Tower of London.↗