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Definition of 'bestir'

Word Frequency

bestir in British

(bɪˈstɜː )
verb -stirs, -stirring or -stirred
(transitive)
to cause (oneself, or, rarely, another person) to become active; rouse
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Word Frequency

bestir in American

(biˈstɜr ; bēstʉrˈ; bɪˈstɜr ; bistʉrˈ)
verb transitiveWord forms: beˈstirred or beˈstirring
to stir to action; exert or busy (oneself)
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
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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Trends of 'bestir'

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

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Nearby words of 'bestir'

  • bestick
  • bestie
  • bestill
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  • bestirred
  • bestirring
  • bestorm

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Definition of bestir from the Collins English Dictionary

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