i Register
In some senses, be- is marked as idiomatic, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.
prefix
By, near, next to, around, close to.
beleaguer, bestand, beset, besit
Around; about.
begather, belay, belook, bestir, belive, besmell, bewrap
About, regarding, concerning, over.
bewrite, betalk, betell, belie, bemoan, bemourn, bewail, beknow, besing, bespeak
On, upon, at, to, in contact with something.
beclothe, becall, besee, behold, befall, bedo, beshine, besmile, betone
Off, away, over, across
becut, bedeal, betake, bego, behead, belimb, benim, bereave, besleeve, betrunk