English Explanatory Dictionary

besorrow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To sorrow about or over; care about; fill with care or sorrow; make sad.

Word forms

besorrow besorrows besorrowing besorrowed

Etymology

From Middle English bisorȝen, from Old English besorgian (“to regret; be anxious about, dread, shrink from”), from Proto-West Germanic *bisorgōn, equivalent to be- + sorrow. Cognate with Saterland Frisian bisúurgje (“to obtain, get, take care of”), West Frisian besoargje (“to provide, deliver”), Dutch bezorgen (“to provide, deliver, take care of”), German besorgen (“to procure, acquire, attend to, take care of”), Swedish besörja (“to deal with, attend to”).

Synonyms

becare bother care concern oneself heed mind reck trouble oneself worry aggrieve besorrow condole darken engrieve erme gloom grieve grieven bleed lament moan mourn remorse repent regret rue sigh sorrow wayment yearn afterthink becry begrieve bemoan bemourn bewail beweep deplore elegize keen mean pine wail attrist begloom pain bring down come down on contristate dash deject depress desolate dispirit forset get down oppress sadden sadden up tristitiate
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