beweep

transitive verb

be·​weep

bi-ˈwēp,

bē-

bewept

bi-ˈwept,

bē-

; bewept; beweeping; beweeps

archaic

: to weep over : lament

Word History

Etymology

Middle English bewepen, from Old English bewēpan, from be- + wēpan to weep

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