be-

  1. Prefix.  (rare, or) By, near, next to, around, close to. .
  2. Prefix.  (rare, or) Around; about.
  3. Prefix.  (rare, or) About, regarding, concerning, over.
  4. Prefix.  (no longer productive) On, upon, at, to, in contact with something.
  5. Prefix.  (no longer productive) Off, away, over, across .
  6. Prefix.  (no longer productive) As an intensifier; i.e. thoroughly, excessively; completely.
  7. Prefix.  (no longer productive) All around; about; abundantly; all over.
  8. Prefix.  (rare, or) Forming verbs derived from nouns or adjectives, usually with the sense of ''"to make'', ''become'', or ''cause to be"''.
  9. Prefix.  (archaic, or) (non-gloss definition, Used to intensify adjectives meaning "adorned with something" often those with the suffix {{term) .

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