bego
verb, noun
bego is spelled B-E-G-O: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, bego means “To affect, usually as a good or bad influence, or as a circumstance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bego?
| Letters | 4: B-E-G-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bego?
Bego appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of bego
- begoes present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- begoing participle, present
- bewent past
- begone participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bego mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
archaicTo go about; encompass; surround; beset, surround with hostile intent; to overrun.
- 2
obsoleteTo clothe, dress.
- 3
To affect, usually as a good or bad influence, or as a circumstance.
He was woe begone.
- 4
rareTo go away, to disappear.
noun
- 1
That which besets, surrounds, compasses, or affects; situation; circumstance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bego come from?
From Middle English begon, from Old English begān (“to go over, traverse, get to, come by, fall into, go to, visit, care for, cultivate, inhabit, occupy, surround, beset, overrun, practice, do, engage in, perform, attend to, be diligent about, honor, serve, worship, profess”), from Proto-Germanic *bi + *gāną, corresponding to be- + go. Cognate with Dutch begaan, German begehen, Danish begå.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).