bego verb 4noun 1forms 4 verb4 •To affect, usually as a good or bad influence, or as a circumstance.He was woe begone. •(rare) To go away, to disappear.He bewent speedily, and as he vanished I heard him again calling, " Not she, not she ! Ha, ha ! " — 1902 •(no longer used) To go about; encompass; surround; beset, surround with hostile intent; to overrun. •(no longer used) To clothe, dress. noun1 •That which besets, surrounds, compasses, or affects; situation; circumstance. formsbewent · begone · begoing · begoes