English Explanatory Dictionary

beweep

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To weep over; weep for; weep about; deplore; lament.
  2. To weep.

Word forms

beweep beweeps beweeping bewept

Etymology

From Middle English bewepen, biwepen, from Old English bewēpan (“to weep over, mourn, bewail”), from Proto-West Germanic *biwōpijan (“to weep over”), equivalent to be- + weep. Cognate with Old Frisian biwēpa (“to beweep”), Old Saxon biwōpian (“to beweep”).

Synonyms

bewail bemoan afterthink becry begrieve bemourn beweep condole deplore elegize grieve grieven keen lament mean mourn pine repent sigh sorrow wail wayment shed tears burst into tears cry cry one's eyes out greet shed a tear squirt some weep

Derived words

beweeper
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