be-
around, thoroughly; to make
Old English · be-, bi-
Old English be- means around or thoroughly, and it can make verbs from nouns and adjectives: friend becomes befriend, little becomes belittle, witch becomes bewitch.
Memory trick
be- is a belt: it goes all the way around a word and makes it a verb.
Words from this root
- befriend (be + friend) — to become a friend toदोस्ती करना
- belittle (be + little) — to make someone seem smallतुच्छ समझना
- bewitch (be + witch) — to cast a spell onजादू करना
- bewilder (be + wilder) — to confuse completelyचकरा देना
- beloved (be + loved) — dearly lovedप्रिय
- besiege (be + siege) — to surround with forceघेराबंदी करना
- bedeck (be + deck) — to decorate richlyसजाना
- beside (be + side) — at the side ofबगल में
- behold (be + hold) — to see with attentionदेखना
- bemoan (be + moan) — to complain aboutशोक मनाना, कोसना
- benumb (be + numb) — to make unable to feelसुन्न कर देना
- becalm (be + calm) — to make still, to calmशांत करना