Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to befang
Participle: befanged
Gerund: befanging
Indicative
Present
| I | befang |
| you | befang |
| he;she;it | befangs |
| we | befang |
| you | befang |
| they | befang |
Perfect
| I | have befanged |
| you | have befanged |
| he;she;it | has befanged |
| we | have befanged |
| you | have befanged |
| they | have befanged |
Past
| I | befanged |
| you | befanged |
| he;she;it | befanged |
| we | befanged |
| you | befanged |
| they | befanged |
Pluperfect
| I | had befanged |
| you | had befanged |
| he;she;it | had befanged |
| we | had befanged |
| you | had befanged |
| they | had befanged |
Future
| I | will befang |
| you | will befang |
| he;she;it | will befang |
| we | will befang |
| you | will befang |
| they | will befang |
Future Perfect
| I | will have befanged |
| you | will have befanged |
| he;she;it | will have befanged |
| we | will have befanged |
| you | will have befanged |
| they | will have befanged |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | befang |
| you | befang |
| he;she;it | befang |
| we | befang |
| you | befang |
| they | befang |
Perfect
| I | have befanged |
| you | have befanged |
| he;she;it | have befanged |
| we | have befanged |
| you | have befanged |
| they | have befanged |
Imperfect
| I | befanged |
| you | befanged |
| he;she;it | befanged |
| we | befanged |
| you | befanged |
| they | befanged |
Pluperfect
| I | had befanged |
| you | had befanged |
| he;she;it | had befanged |
| we | had befanged |
| you | had befanged |
| they | had befanged |
Conditional
Present
| I | would befang |
| you | would befang |
| he;she;it | would befang |
| we | would befang |
| you | would befang |
| they | would befang |
Perfect
| I | would have befanged |
| you | would have befanged |
| he;she;it | would have befanged |
| we | would have befanged |
| you | would have befanged |
| they | would have befanged |
Imperative
| you | befang |
| we | Let's befang |
| you | befang |
Verbs conjugated like 'befang'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'befang'
bebang,
defang,
bang,
bean,
bedag,
bedung,
befall,
befind,
beflag,
befog,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English befon (past participle befangen), from Old English befōn (“to surround, clasp, include, envelop, encase, clothe, comprehend, seize, attack (at law), lay hold of, catch, ensnare, contain, receive, conceive, explain”), equivalent to be- + fang. Cognate with Dutch bevangen (“to seize”), Middle High German bevāhen (“to comprehend”). See: Dutch '
bevangen', Middle High German '
bevāhen'.
Sample Sentences
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Come here an' I'll befang thee!