Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to begrip
Participle: begripped
Gerund: begripping
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | begrip |
| you | begrip |
| he;she;it | begrips |
| we | begrip |
| you | begrip |
| they | begrip |
Perfect
| I | have begripped |
| you | have begripped |
| he;she;it | has begripped |
| we | have begripped |
| you | have begripped |
| they | have begripped |
Past
| I | begripped |
| you | begripped |
| he;she;it | begripped |
| we | begripped |
| you | begripped |
| they | begripped |
Pluperfect
| I | had begripped |
| you | had begripped |
| he;she;it | had begripped |
| we | had begripped |
| you | had begripped |
| they | had begripped |
Future
| I | will begrip |
| you | will begrip |
| he;she;it | will begrip |
| we | will begrip |
| you | will begrip |
| they | will begrip |
Future Perfect
| I | will have begripped |
| you | will have begripped |
| he;she;it | will have begripped |
| we | will have begripped |
| you | will have begripped |
| they | will have begripped |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | begrip |
| you | begrip |
| he;she;it | begrip |
| we | begrip |
| you | begrip |
| they | begrip |
Perfect
| I | have begripped |
| you | have begripped |
| he;she;it | have begripped |
| we | have begripped |
| you | have begripped |
| they | have begripped |
Imperfect
| I | begripped |
| you | begripped |
| he;she;it | begripped |
| we | begripped |
| you | begripped |
| they | begripped |
Pluperfect
| I | had begripped |
| you | had begripped |
| he;she;it | had begripped |
| we | had begripped |
| you | had begripped |
| they | had begripped |
Conditional
Present
| I | would begrip |
| you | would begrip |
| he;she;it | would begrip |
| we | would begrip |
| you | would begrip |
| they | would begrip |
Perfect
| I | would have begripped |
| you | would have begripped |
| he;she;it | would have begripped |
| we | would have begripped |
| you | would have begripped |
| they | would have begripped |
Imperative
| you | begrip |
| we | Let's begrip |
| you | begrip |
Verbs conjugated like 'begrip'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'begrip'
bedrip,
begripe,
regrip,
beclip,
bedip,
bedrop,
begin,
begrasp,
begrime,
berisp,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to hold firmly, particularly with the hand
- begrasp, belock, clasp, clench, clinch, cling, clutch, enclasp, fang, fondle, glaum, grab, grabble, grasp, grip, hang on, hold, hold on, hold tight, nim, seize, stranglehold, take
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From be- + grip. Compare begripe.
Sample Sentences
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Then the girdled hilt seiz'd he, the Wolf of the Scyldings, The rough and the sword-grim, and drew forth the ring-sword, Naught weening of life, and wrathful he smote then So that there on her halse the hard edge begripped, [...] [1911, William Morris, May Morris, The Collected Works of William Morris:]
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They try to begrip by conceptions that which no conception can grasp save when conception is full-open with consciousness, and identical with it. [1913, Archibald Allan, Space and personality:]
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Then parted Frowin and Garnum, and, hands begripped, they solemnly repeated the foster-brother oath: "Thy kin will I protect; thy honor will I guard. Parted or together, when thou diest then will I die also: [...] [1913, George Jean Nathan, Henry Louis Mencken, The smart set: a magazine of cleverness:]
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A blissful/blessed body, arrayed in a rich manner in royal garments: all with glistening gold his gown was hemmed, with many a precious pearl placed thereon, and a girdle of gold begripped his waist; a great mantle was over that, [...] [2002, Christine Chism, Alliterative Revivals:]
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He came to be known as Peritus because he seemed expert at every task he begripped him. [2012, Wilyem Clark, Steadfast:]