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Meaning of "befringe" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BEFRINGE

befringe  [bɪˈfrɪndʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEFRINGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Befringe is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb befringe in English.

WHAT DOES BEFRINGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of befringe in the English dictionary

The definition of befringe in the dictionary is to decorate with a fringe.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BEFRINGE

PRESENT

Present
I befringe
you befringe
he/she/it befringes
we befringe
you befringe
they befringe
Present continuous
I am befringing
you are befringing
he/she/it is befringing
we are befringing
you are befringing
they are befringing
Present perfect
I have befringed
you have befringed
he/she/it has befringed
we have befringed
you have befringed
they have befringed
Present perfect continuous
I have been befringing
you have been befringing
he/she/it has been befringing
we have been befringing
you have been befringing
they have been befringing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I befringed
you befringed
he/she/it befringed
we befringed
you befringed
they befringed
Past continuous
I was befringing
you were befringing
he/she/it was befringing
we were befringing
you were befringing
they were befringing
Past perfect
I had befringed
you had befringed
he/she/it had befringed
we had befringed
you had befringed
they had befringed
Past perfect continuous
I had been befringing
you had been befringing
he/she/it had been befringing
we had been befringing
you had been befringing
they had been befringing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will befringe
you will befringe
he/she/it will befringe
we will befringe
you will befringe
they will befringe
Future continuous
I will be befringing
you will be befringing
he/she/it will be befringing
we will be befringing
you will be befringing
they will be befringing
Future perfect
I will have befringed
you will have befringed
he/she/it will have befringed
we will have befringed
you will have befringed
they will have befringed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been befringing
you will have been befringing
he/she/it will have been befringing
we will have been befringing
you will have been befringing
they will have been befringing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would befringe
you would befringe
he/she/it would befringe
we would befringe
you would befringe
they would befringe
Conditional continuous
I would be befringing
you would be befringing
he/she/it would be befringing
we would be befringing
you would be befringing
they would be befringing
Conditional perfect
I would have befringe
you would have befringe
he/she/it would have befringe
we would have befringe
you would have befringe
they would have befringe
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been befringing
you would have been befringing
he/she/it would have been befringing
we would have been befringing
you would have been befringing
they would have been befringing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you befringe
we let´s befringe
you befringe
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to befringe
Past participle
befringed
Present Participle
befringing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEFRINGE


arrange
əˈreɪndʒ
astringe
əˈstrɪndʒ
challenge
ˈtʃælɪndʒ
change
tʃeɪndʒ
constringe
kənˈstrɪndʒ
cringe
krɪndʒ
dinge
dɪndʒ
exchange
ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ
fringe
frɪndʒ
grange
ɡreɪndʒ
hinge
hɪndʒ
infringe
ɪnˈfrɪndʒ
mange
meɪndʒ
orange
ˈɒrɪndʒ
perstringe
pəˈstrɪndʒ
range
reɪndʒ
restringe
rɪˈstrɪndʒ
springe
sprɪndʒ
strange
streɪndʒ
syringe
ˈsɪrɪndʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEFRINGE

before
before long
before one´s time
before the fact
before the mast
before you could say Jack Robinson
before-and-after test
before-tax
beforehand
beforetime
befortune
befoul
befouler
befoulment
befret
befriend
befriender
befuddle
befuddled
befuddlement

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEFRINGE

accinge
binge
bullion fringe
butt hinge
cultural cringe
ginge
Hardinge
hypodermic syringe
impinge
lunatic fringe
minge
singe
strap hinge
swinge
the cultural cringe
tinge
twinge
unhinge
whinge
winge

Synonyms and antonyms of befringe in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «befringe» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEFRINGE

Find out the translation of befringe to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of befringe from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «befringe» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

befringe
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

befringe
570 millions of speakers

English

befringe
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

befringe
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

befringe
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

befringe
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

befringe
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

befringe
260 millions of speakers

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befringe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Befringe
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

befringe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

befringe
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

befringe
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Befringe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

befringe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

befringe
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेफ्रीझ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

befringe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

befringe
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

befringe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

befringe
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

befringe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

befringe
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

omzomen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

befringe
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

befringe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of befringe

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEFRINGE»

The term «befringe» is normally little used and occupies the 150.525 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEFRINGE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about befringe

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEFRINGE»

Discover the use of befringe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to befringe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of ...
When I flatter, let my dirty leaves Clothe spice, line trunks, or, flutt'ring in a row, Befringe the rails of Bedlam, and Soho. Pope. (i.) BEG, a place in Ayrshire, above Allanton, in the parish of Galston : celebrated for being one of the rcreats of the ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1816
2
A Dictionary of the English and German, and the German and ...
3Hit — n befefcen, to friuge, to befringe. 2) [an open broken border] fringe. gtanfembaum, m. fringe tree. — bills mt.f,[a. shrub] rhacoma. — m О ф er, m. fringe- maker. ^railfflt, v. tr. to adorn or border with fringe, to fringe, to befringe, to Gmbriatc.
Joseph Leonhard Hilpert, Ernst Friedrich Kärcher, 1857
3
German and English
SRtt — tt befefcen, lo fringe, to befringe. 2) [an open broken border] fringe. granjensbaum, /«. fringe tree. — bivn Ttt t.f. [a shrub] rhacoma. — ffl 0 d) eiT, m. fringe- maker. ^raitfCtt, c. tr. to adorn or border with fringe, to fringe, to befringe, ...
Joseph Leonhard Hilpert, Ernst Friedrich Kärcher, 1846
4
The new and complete dictionary of the English language
Besring'cd { p. from befringe) Ornammted Mth fringe Befrlng'ing { p. a. from befringe) Ornamenting with fringe. Befringing (t. from tbe part.) The act of bedecking with fringe. r>g'g7.rijig [p. a. from beggar) Reducing to beggary. Beg' ginng (»• F0** ...
John Ash, 1795
5
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
... and much to his re-' ported Valour; much also to the blood he shew'd, Like a race-horse; much to each dress he sported, Which set the beauty off in which he glow'd, As purple clouds befringe the sun; but most He owed to an old woman and ...
6
American Quarterly Review
Sooner than a single leaf should be torn from his laurel, it were better that all which these men, and that I, as one of their set, have ever written, should, 'Line trunks, clothe spice, or, fluttering in a row, Befringe the rails of Bedlam or Soho !
Robert Walsh, 1829
7
The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Satires
... receives; And when I flatter, let my dirty leaves 415 (Like 9 Journals, Odes, and such forgotten things As Eusden, Philips, Settle, writ of Kings,) Cloath spice, line trunks, or flutt'ring in a row, Befringe the rails of Bedlam and Soho. VOL- IV.
Alexander Pope, William Warburton, 1797
8
A New English Dictionary
... bug, чг/í'í ri ont '• \Ai ml. "'> . /ip E., i brace«. 7" tmbicw, or befringe To embroider,  ...
John Kersey, 1969
9
The Poetical Works: Containing His Moral Essays, &c
... odes, and such forgotten things, As Eusden. Philip, Settle, writ of kings), Cloath spice, line trunks, or, stutt'ring in a row, Befringe the rails of Bedlam and Soho. THE SECOND EPISTLE or THE SECOND BOOK OF I-I O no IMITATIONS 392..
Alexander Pope, 1773
10
The works of Lord Byron
Sooner than a single leaf should be torn from his laurel , it were better that all which these men, and that I, as one of their set, have ever written should « Line trunks, clothe spice, or, fluttering iu a row, Befringe the rails of Bedlam , or Soho !
George Gordon Byron Byron, 1823

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