Definition of 'bestir'

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bestir in British

(bɪˈstɜː )

verb -stirs, -stirring or -stirred

(transitive)

to cause (oneself, or, rarely, another person) to become active; rouse

Word Frequency

bestir in American

(biˈstɜr ; bēstʉrˈ; bɪˈstɜr ; bistʉrˈ)

verb transitiveWord forms: beˈstirred or beˈstirring

to stir to action; exert or busy (oneself)

Word origin of 'bestir'

ME bistiren < OE bestyrian: see be- & stir1

Example sentences containing 'bestir'

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Most afternoons I manage to bestir myself, and walk the plank to buy my bread and butter under the stares of the townsfolk. Richard Wright 52449_CLARA (2001)

Synonyms of 'bestir'

get going, trouble, stimulate, motivate

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Used Rarely. bestir is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Definition of bestir from the Collins English Dictionary

The dash ( – )

A spaced dash(i.e. with a single space before and after it) is used: at the beginning and end of a comment that interrupts the flow of a sentence. Now children – Kenneth, stop that immediately! –...