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begab

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-gab
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deceive; mock.

Transitive verb

verb

To gab about; talk over; report from one (person) to another.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English bigabben, equivalent to be- (“over, at, about”) + gab. Cognate with Swedish begabba.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

begabs (present, singular) begabbing (participle, present) begabbed (participle, past) begabbed (past)

Questions

What does begab mean?
To deceive; mock.
Where does begab come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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