be- English

Meaning be- meaning

What does be- mean?

be- prefix

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

— (rare, or, no longer productive) Around; about.

— (rare, or, no longer productive) About, regarding, concerning, over.

— (rare, or, no longer productive) On, upon, at, to, in contact with something.

— (rare, or, no longer productive) Off, away, over, across

— (rare, or, no longer productive) As an intensifier; i.e. thoroughly, excessively; completely; utterly.

— (rare, or, no longer productive) All around; about; abundantly; all over.

— (rare, or, no longer productive) Forming verbs derived from nouns or adjectives, usually with the sense of "to make, become, or cause to be".

— (archaic, or, informal) Used to intensify adjectives meaning "adorned with something", often those with the suffix -ed.