begeven — meaning in English

English meaning

• abandon verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
• dative adjective Describing the grammatical case used for the indirect object of a verb, often the person or thing that receives something.

Senses

begeven is used for these senses in English:

• abandon (transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
• dative (obsolete, legal) In one’s gift; capable of being disposed of at will and pleasure, as an office or other privilege.

abandon — full definition

1. verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
2. verb To give up an activity, plan, or belief completely.
3. noun Total freedom from restraint or inhibition, especially in the phrase "with abandon".

dative — full definition

1. adjective Describing the grammatical case used for the indirect object of a verb, often the person or thing that receives something.
2. noun The dative case, or a word that is in that case.

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