be-
pref.（前缀）

Completely; thoroughly; excessively. Used as an intensive:
完全地；充分地；极度地。作为一种强调成分：
bemuse.
使困惑
On; around; over:
在…之上；在周围；在上方：
besmear.
涂脏
About; to:
关于；对于：
bespeak.
预约
Used to form transitive verbs from nouns, adjectives, and intransitive verbs, as:
用于由名词、形容词和不及物动词形成的及物动词，如：

To make; cause to become:
使；使成为：
bedim
使变暗
To affect, cover, or provide:
影响、掩盖或提供：
bespectacled.
戴眼镜的

语源

Middle English bi-, be-
中古英语 bi-, be-
from Old English be-, bi- * see ambhi
源自古英语 be-, bi- *参见 ambhi

be-

prefix forming verbs and verbal derivatives

(from nouns) to surround completely; cover on all sides

⇒ befog

(from nouns) to affect completely or excessively

⇒ bedazzle

(from nouns) to consider as or cause to be

⇒ befool

⇒ befriend

(from nouns) to provide or cover with

⇒ bejewel

(from verbs) at, for, against, on, or over

⇒ bewail

⇒ berate

Origin

Old English be-, bi-, unstressed variant of bī by

Example Sentences

I've not mentioned it to the police be- cause I felt sure there was some reasonable explanation.

Penn, John Unto The Grave

'Yeah, that'll be- 'There you go,' the friendly customer interrupted him, placing a twenty-cent coin down on the counter.

Cecelia Ahern 2004 PS, I LOVE YOU (2004)

be-

word-forming element with a wide range of meaning: "thoroughly, completely; to make, cause seem; to provide with; at, on, to, for," from Old English be- "on all sides" (also used to make transitive verbs and as a privative or intensive prefix), from weak form of Old English bi "by," probably cognate with second syllable of Greek amphi, Latin ambi and originally meaning "about" (see ambi-).

This sense naturally drifted into intensive (as in bespatter "spatter about," therefore "spatter very much"). Be- can also be privative (as in behead), causative, or have just about any sense required. The prefix was productive 16c.-17c. in forming useful words, many of which have not survived, such as bethwack "to thrash soundly" (1550s), betongue "to assail in speech, to scold" (1630s).

be- /bɪ/ prefix. OE.

ORIGIN: Old English be-, weak form of bī-, biġ by preposition & adverb.

A freely productive prefix forming verbs and adjectives.

1.Forming verbs from verbs, with the sense ‘around, all over, throughout’, as beset, besmear, etc.; with intensive force ‘thoroughly, excessively’, as begrudge, belabour, etc.; or (no longer productive) with the privative sense ‘off, away’, as bereave etc.

2.Forming trans. verbs from intrans. verbs by adding a prepositional relation, as bemoan, bespeak, bestride, etc.

3.Forming trans. verbs from adjectives and nouns, with the sense ‘make —’, as befoul, besot, etc., or ‘call, dub’, as bemadam etc.

4.Forming trans. verbs from nouns, with the sense ‘surround or cover with, affect with, treat in the manner of’, as becloud, bedew, befriend, benight, etc., or (no longer productive) ‘deprive of’, as behead etc.

5.Forming adjectives from nouns + -ed², with the sense ‘having, covered with’ (often excessively or conspicuously), as bejewelled, bespectacled, bewhiskered, etc.

☞ be

be-
prefix
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English be-, bi-; akin to Old English bī by, near, Old High German bi- be-, bī by, near, Gothic bi- be-, bi by, about, at — more at by
1. : on : around : over
< bedaub >
< besmear >
2. : to a great or greater degree : thoroughly — especially in intensive verbs formed from simple verbs
< becudgel >
< befuddle >
< besmite >
< bespatter >
< berate >
3. : excessively : ostentatiously — in intensive verbs formed from simple verbs
< bedeck >
< belaud >
and in adjectives based on adjectives ending in -ed
< beribboned >
< befurbelowed >
4. : about : to : at : upon : against : across — in transitive verbs formed from intransitive simple verbs
< bestride >
< bespeak >
< becroak >
5. : make : cause to be : treat as — in verbs formed from adjectives or nouns
< belittle >
< benumb >
< befool >
< befriend >
6. : call or dub especially excessively — in verbs formed from nouns
< belady >
< berascal >
< bedoctor >
7. : affect, afflict, treat, provide, or cover with especially excessively — in verbs formed from nouns
< befamine >
< bedevil >
< beglue >
< beblood >
and sometimes only in the form of a past participle or adjective ending in -ed
< becapped >
< becobwebbed >

be-

IPA: /bɪ/, /bi/

Prefix

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

beleaguer, bestand, beset, besit
rare or no longer productive Around; about.

begather, belay, belook, bestir, belive, besmell, bewrap
rare or no longer productive About, regarding, concerning, over.

bewrite, betalk, betell, bemoan, bemourn, bewail, beknow, besing, bespeak
rare or no longer productive On, upon, at, to, in contact with something.

beclothe, becall, besee, behold, befall, bedo, beshine, besmile, betone
rare or no longer productive Off, away, over, across

becut, bedeal, betake, bego, behead, belimb, beland, benim, bereave, besleeve, betrunk
rare or no longer productive As an intensifier; i.e. thoroughly, excessively; completely; utterly.

bebreak, begladden, belabour, behate, bedazzle
rare or no longer productive All around; about; abundantly; all over.

belave, belick, bescatter, bekiss
rare or no longer productive Forming verbs derived from nouns or adjectives, usually with the sense of "to make, become, or cause to be".

becalm, bedark, befree, befriend, bedim, beken, benight, benothing, bewet, besmooth, bestrange
archaic or informal Used to intensify adjectives meaning "adorned with something" often those with the suffix -ed.

besequined, befeathered, beclawed, bewebbed, betasseled, beloved

Etymology

From Middle English be-, bi-, from Old English be- (“be-”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“be-”), from Proto-Germanic *bi (“near, by”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (“at, near”). See by.

Cognate with Dutch be- (“be-”), German be- (“be-”), Swedish be- (“be-”). More at by.

Derived terms

English words prefixed with be-

References

the NED and OED

前缀：be-

① 构成动词，表示"使…成为"

beguile 欺骗（be+guile欺骗）

belie 掩盖（be+lie说慌）

bequeath 遗留给，传下（be+queath要求→要求给某人→遗留给）

besiege 围攻(be+siege包围→包围起来)

beware 注意（be+ware注意）

befriend 友好对待（be+friend朋友）

befool 欺骗（be+fool笨蛋→使人成笨蛋→欺骗别人）

befall 降临；发生（be+fall掉下→掉下来→发生）

belittle 小看(be+little小→小看人)

bewilder 使…迷惑（be+wilder迷惑）

② 构成一些介词

before 在前面（be+fore前面）

beneath 在下面（be+neath下面）

前缀：be-

１、使…、使成为…

belittle 使缩小，贬低

befriend 以朋友相待

becalm 使镇静

befool 欺骗，愚弄

bedim 使模糊不清

bedevil 使着魔

benumb 使麻木

bemuse 使发呆

2、加以…、饰以…、用…（做某事）

bepowder 在…上撒粉

bejewel 饰以珠宝

becloud 遮蔽，遮暗

bedew 沾湿

3、在

beside 在…旁边

behind 在…后面

below 在…下面

before 在…以前

4、加强或引申意义

befall 降监，发生

bespatter 溅污

bethink 想起，思考

belaud 大加赞扬

befit 适合，适宜

bemoan 悲叹，衰泣

besiege 包围，围攻

bedeck 装饰，修饰

bedaub 涂污，乱涂

besprinkle 泼，洒

bepaint 着色，画

besmirch 弄脏，玷污

前缀：be-

【词根含义】：动词前缀

【词根来源】：来源于哥特语或古高地德语bi-, bi(附近,大约)。

【同源单词】：become, befool, behalf, behave, behaviour

词汇	be-
词根词缀	AHD Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD NewOxfordEC OED Online Etymology Dictionary SOED WBD Webster Wiktionary YoudictWordRoots be- pref.（前缀） Completely; thoroughly; excessively. Used as an intensive: 完全地；充分地；极度地。作为一种强调成分： bemuse. 使困惑 On; around; over: 在…之上；在周围；在上方： besmear. 涂脏 About; to: 关于；对于： bespeak. 预约 Used to form transitive verbs from nouns, adjectives, and intransitive verbs, as: 用于由名词、形容词和不及物动词形成的及物动词，如： To make; cause to become: 使；使成为： bedim 使变暗 To affect, cover, or provide: 影响、掩盖或提供： bespectacled. 戴眼镜的语源 Middle English bi-, be- 中古英语 bi-, be- from Old English be-, bi- * see ambhi 源自古英语 be-, bi- 参见 ambhi be- prefix forming verbs and verbal derivatives (from nouns) to surround completely; cover on all sides ⇒ befog (from nouns) to affect completely or excessively ⇒ bedazzle (from nouns) to consider as or cause to be ⇒ befool ⇒ befriend (from nouns) to provide or cover with ⇒ bejewel (from verbs) at, for, against, on, or over ⇒ bewail ⇒ berate Origin Old English be-, bi-, unstressed variant of bī by Example Sentences I've not mentioned it to the police be- cause I felt sure there was some reasonable explanation. Penn, John Unto The Grave 'Yeah, that'll be- 'There you go,' the friendly customer interrupted him, placing a twenty-cent coin down on the counter. Cecelia Ahern 2004 PS, I LOVE YOU (2004) be- word-forming element with a wide range of meaning: "thoroughly, completely; to make, cause seem; to provide with; at, on, to, for," from Old English be- "on all sides" (also used to make transitive verbs and as a privative or intensive prefix), from weak form of Old English bi "by," probably cognate with second syllable of Greek amphi, Latin ambi and originally meaning "about" (see ambi-). This sense naturally drifted into intensive (as in bespatter "spatter about," therefore "spatter very much"). Be- can also be privative (as in behead), causative, or have just about any sense required. The prefix was productive 16c.-17c. in forming useful words, many of which have not survived, such as bethwack "to thrash soundly" (1550s), betongue "to assail in speech, to scold" (1630s). be- /bɪ/ prefix. OE. ORIGIN: Old English be-, weak form of bī-, biġ by preposition & adverb. A freely productive prefix forming verbs and adjectives. 1.Forming verbs from verbs, with the sense ‘around, all over, throughout’, as beset, besmear, etc.; with intensive force ‘thoroughly, excessively’, as begrudge, belabour, etc.; or (no longer productive) with the privative sense ‘off, away’, as bereave etc. 2.Forming trans. verbs from intrans. verbs by adding a prepositional relation, as bemoan, bespeak, bestride, etc. 3.Forming trans. verbs from adjectives and nouns, with the sense ‘make —’, as befoul, besot, etc., or ‘call, dub’, as bemadam etc. 4.Forming trans. verbs from nouns, with the sense ‘surround or cover with, affect with, treat in the manner of’, as becloud, bedew, befriend, benight, etc., or (no longer productive) ‘deprive of’, as behead etc. 5.Forming adjectives from nouns + -ed², with the sense ‘having, covered with’ (often excessively or conspicuously), as bejewelled, bespectacled, bewhiskered, etc. ☞ be be-* prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Old English be-, bi-; akin to Old English bī by, near, Old High German bi- be-, bī by, near, Gothic bi- be-, bi by, about, at — more at by 1. : on : around : over < bedaub > < besmear > 2. : to a great or greater degree : thoroughly — especially in intensive verbs formed from simple verbs < becudgel > < befuddle > < besmite > < bespatter > < berate > 3. : excessively : ostentatiously — in intensive verbs formed from simple verbs < bedeck > < belaud > and in adjectives based on adjectives ending in -ed < beribboned > < befurbelowed > 4. : about : to : at : upon : against : across — in transitive verbs formed from intransitive simple verbs < bestride > < bespeak > < becroak > 5. : make : cause to be : treat as — in verbs formed from adjectives or nouns < belittle > < benumb > < befool > < befriend > 6. : call or dub especially excessively — in verbs formed from nouns < belady > < berascal > < bedoctor > 7. : affect, afflict, treat, provide, or cover with especially excessively — in verbs formed from nouns < befamine > < bedevil > < beglue > < beblood > and sometimes only in the form of a past participle or adjective ending in -ed < becapped > < becobwebbed > be- IPA: /bɪ/, /bi/ Prefix rare or no longer productive By, near, next to, around, close to. beleaguer, bestand, beset, besit rare or no longer productive Around; about. begather, belay, belook, bestir, belive, besmell, bewrap rare or no longer productive About, regarding, concerning, over. bewrite, betalk, betell, bemoan, bemourn, bewail, beknow, besing, bespeak rare or no longer productive On, upon, at, to, in contact with something. beclothe, becall, besee, behold, befall, bedo, beshine, besmile, betone rare or no longer productive Off, away, over, across becut, bedeal, betake, bego, behead, belimb, beland, benim, bereave, besleeve, betrunk rare or no longer productive As an intensifier; i.e. thoroughly, excessively; completely; utterly. bebreak, begladden, belabour, behate, bedazzle rare or no longer productive All around; about; abundantly; all over. belave, belick, bescatter, bekiss rare or no longer productive Forming verbs derived from nouns or adjectives, usually with the sense of "to make, become, or cause to be". becalm, bedark, befree, befriend, bedim, beken, benight, benothing, bewet, besmooth, bestrange archaic or informal Used to intensify adjectives meaning "adorned with something" often those with the suffix -ed. besequined, befeathered, beclawed, bewebbed, betasseled, beloved Etymology From Middle English be-, bi-, from Old English be- (“be-”), from Proto-Germanic bi- (“be-”), from Proto-Germanic bi (“near, by”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi (“at, near”). See by. Cognate with Dutch be-* (“be-”), German be- (“be-”), Swedish be- (“be-”). More at by. Derived terms ► English words prefixed with be- References the NED and OED 前缀：be- ① 构成动词，表示"使…成为" beguile 欺骗（be+guile欺骗） belie 掩盖（be+lie说慌） bequeath 遗留给，传下（be+queath要求→要求给某人→遗留给） besiege 围攻(be+siege包围→包围起来) beware 注意（be+ware注意） befriend 友好对待（be+friend朋友） befool 欺骗（be+fool笨蛋→使人成笨蛋→欺骗别人） befall 降临；发生（be+fall掉下→掉下来→发生） belittle 小看(be+little小→小看人) bewilder 使…迷惑（be+wilder迷惑） ② 构成一些介词 before 在前面（be+fore前面） beneath 在下面（be+neath下面）前缀：be- １、使…、使成为… belittle 使缩小，贬低 befriend 以朋友相待 becalm 使镇静 befool 欺骗，愚弄 bedim 使模糊不清 bedevil 使着魔 benumb 使麻木 bemuse 使发呆 2、加以…、饰以…、用…（做某事） bepowder 在…上撒粉 bejewel 饰以珠宝 becloud 遮蔽，遮暗 bedew 沾湿 3、在 beside 在…旁边 behind 在…后面 below 在…下面 before 在…以前 4、加强或引申意义 befall 降监，发生 bespatter 溅污 bethink 想起，思考 belaud 大加赞扬 befit 适合，适宜 bemoan 悲叹，衰泣 besiege 包围，围攻 bedeck 装饰，修饰 bedaub 涂污，乱涂 besprinkle 泼，洒 bepaint 着色，画 besmirch 弄脏，玷污前缀：be- 【词根含义】：动词前缀【词根来源】：来源于哥特语或古高地德语bi-, bi(附近,大约)。【同源单词】：become, befool, behalf, behave, behaviour
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