Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to befright
Participle: befrighted
Gerund: befrighting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | befright |
| you | befright |
| he;she;it | befrights |
| we | befright |
| you | befright |
| they | befright |
Perfect
| I | have befrighted |
| you | have befrighted |
| he;she;it | has befrighted |
| we | have befrighted |
| you | have befrighted |
| they | have befrighted |
Past
| I | befrighted |
| you | befrighted |
| he;she;it | befrighted |
| we | befrighted |
| you | befrighted |
| they | befrighted |
Pluperfect
| I | had befrighted |
| you | had befrighted |
| he;she;it | had befrighted |
| we | had befrighted |
| you | had befrighted |
| they | had befrighted |
Future
| I | will befright |
| you | will befright |
| he;she;it | will befright |
| we | will befright |
| you | will befright |
| they | will befright |
Future Perfect
| I | will have befrighted |
| you | will have befrighted |
| he;she;it | will have befrighted |
| we | will have befrighted |
| you | will have befrighted |
| they | will have befrighted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | befright |
| you | befright |
| he;she;it | befright |
| we | befright |
| you | befright |
| they | befright |
Perfect
| I | have befrighted |
| you | have befrighted |
| he;she;it | have befrighted |
| we | have befrighted |
| you | have befrighted |
| they | have befrighted |
Imperfect
| I | befrighted |
| you | befrighted |
| he;she;it | befrighted |
| we | befrighted |
| you | befrighted |
| they | befrighted |
Pluperfect
| I | had befrighted |
| you | had befrighted |
| he;she;it | had befrighted |
| we | had befrighted |
| you | had befrighted |
| they | had befrighted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would befright |
| you | would befright |
| he;she;it | would befright |
| we | would befright |
| you | would befright |
| they | would befright |
Perfect
| I | would have befrighted |
| you | would have befrighted |
| he;she;it | would have befrighted |
| we | would have befrighted |
| you | would have befrighted |
| they | would have befrighted |
Imperative
| you | befright |
| we | Let's befright |
| you | befright |
Verbs conjugated like 'befright'
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 'befright'
befight,
affright,
bedight,
behight,
beknight,
belight,
benight,
bright,
eright,
fright,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From be- + fright. Compare German befürchten (“to be afraid of; fear”). See: German, old spelling '
befürchten'.
Verbs referencing "befright"
German, old spelling
befürchten.
Sample Sentences
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[…] I would so near this knot to certainty,
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That its appearance shall befright the bride,
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Until, despairing, she shall say the wish
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To be a nymph again; then should she know me? [1881, James Alexander Wickersham, Aliso and Acne, page 84:]
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For ourselves till befright, an' till show his oul' spite,
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Whin he'd miss'd all the prachis he'd cum for, so far
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Himself, the untutor'd oul' haythen, beschuterd
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Us, ears over head all with boilin'-hot tar. [1884, Cruck-a-Leaghan (pseud.), Lays and legends of the north of Ireland:]
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[…]With confidence, and so inscribe the chart
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Where white and still the void befrights the heart. [1983, Gerald St. Maur, Occasional Publication, numbers 18-32, page 7:]
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Mr Newbery shrugged. 'Goods will be safer there, stacked tight, than in our flimsy shops,' he said, and then went on his way to warn and befright our other neighbours. And indeed perhaps this was a good thing. [2006, Mary Hooper, Petals in the Ashes, page 137:]
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All round terrors befright him, and they scatter at his feet. [2011, The Wisdom Books: Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes:]