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- begats/bɪˈɡats/A list of descendants; a genealogical record.plural-nounVery Low
- begem/bɪˈdʒɛm/To adorn with jewels or to cover with gems.verb-transitiveRare
- beget/bɪˈɡɛt/To cause something to happen or exist; to produce offspring.verbverb-transitiveLow
- begets/bɪˈɡɛts/Gives rise to; causes (something, typically a situation or chain of events) to happen or exist.verbC1/C2
- beggar/ˈbeɡ.ər/A person who lives by asking for money or food from strangers, typically in public places.nounverbverb-transitiveB2
- beggar's opera, the/ðə ˈbeɡəz ˈɒp(ə)rə/A specific, famous ballad opera written by John Gay in 1728, satirizing Italian opera and contemporary politics.nounLow
- beggar's-lice/ˈbɛɡəz ˌlaɪs/A plant whose seeds or small fruits are covered in hooked bristles that cling to clothing and animal fur.nounLow
- beggar-my-neighbor/ˌbeɡ.ə maɪ ˈneɪ.bə/An economic or competitive policy designed to benefit oneself at the direct expense of others, causing them to become worse off.nounC2
- beggar-my-neighbour/ˌbeɡ.ə maɪ ˈneɪ.bə/A competitive situation where one person's gain comes directly at another person's expense, usually leading to a mutually destructive outcome.nounC1/C2 (Low frequency in everyday speech, higher in specialized contexts like economics, politics, or game theory)
- beggar-ticks/ˌbɛɡə ˈtɪks/A plant with barbed fruits (achenes) that cling to clothing or animal fur.nounLow
- beggar-your-neighbor/ˌbeɡə jɔː ˈneɪbə/A competitive, zero-sum situation where one party's gain is another's loss.nounLow
- beggardom/ˈbeɡədəm/The collective state or condition of being a beggar; the world or community of beggars.nounVery Rare
- beggarweed/ˈbɛɡəwiːd/any of various plants, especially a North American tick trefoil (Desmodium tortuosum) known for its clinging seeds.nounC2/Rare
- beggary/ˈbɛɡəri/The state of being a beggar; extreme poverty, destitution.nounC2
- begging bowl/ˈbeɡɪŋ bəʊl/A bowl that a beggar holds out to ask for money or food.nounC2
- begging letter/ˈbeɡɪŋ ˌletə(r)/A letter in which the writer asks for money, help, or a favour, often because they are in a desperate or difficult situation.nounC2
- beghard/ˈbɛɡəd/A member of a lay brotherhood in medieval Europe, often living in communities and dedicated to prayer, charitable works, and a pious life without formal monastic vows.nounRare/Obsolute (C2+)
- begin/bɪˈɡɪn/To start doing something; to take the first step in a process.verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveA1 (most frequent 1000 words)
- beginner/bɪˈɡɪnə(r)/A person who is starting to learn or do something for the first time; someone at the earliest stage of proficiency.nounB1
- beginner's luck/bɪˌɡɪn.əz ˈlʌk/The phenomenon where a person trying something for the first time experiences unexpected success.nounC1
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