Definition of Be-

1. Prefix. (rare or no longer productive) By, near, next to, around, close to. ¹

2. Prefix. (rare or no longer productive) Around; about. ¹

3. Prefix. (rare or no longer productive) About, regarding, concerning, over. ¹

4. Prefix. (no longer productive) On, upon, at, to, in contact with something. ¹

5. Prefix. (no longer productive) Off, away, over, across ¹

6. Prefix. (no longer productive) As an intensifier; i.e. thoroughly, excessively; completely. ¹

7. Prefix. (no longer productive) All around; about; abundantly; all over. ¹

8. Prefix. (rare) Forming verbs derived from nouns or adjectives, usually with the sense of ''"to make'', ''become'', or ''cause to be"''. ¹

9. Prefix. (archaic or informal) (non-gloss definition Used to intensify adjectives meaning "adorned with something" often those with the suffix (term -ed)). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Be-

bdays
bdellatomy
bdellin
bdellium
bdelliums
bdelloid
bdelloid rotifer
bdelloid rotifers
bdelloidea
bdelloids
bdellometer
bdellomorpha
bdellotomy
bdellovibrio
bdelygmia
be- (current term)
be-all
be-all and end-all
be a man
be able to
be active
be adrift
be after
be all and end all
be all ears
be along
be amiss
be around
be as silent as the grave
be at pains

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