Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to bestir
Participle: bestirred
Gerund: bestirring
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | bestir |
| you | bestir |
| he;she;it | bestirs |
| we | bestir |
| you | bestir |
| they | bestir |
Perfect
| I | have bestirred |
| you | have bestirred |
| he;she;it | has bestirred |
| we | have bestirred |
| you | have bestirred |
| they | have bestirred |
Past
| I | bestirred |
| you | bestirred |
| he;she;it | bestirred |
| we | bestirred |
| you | bestirred |
| they | bestirred |
Pluperfect
| I | had bestirred |
| you | had bestirred |
| he;she;it | had bestirred |
| we | had bestirred |
| you | had bestirred |
| they | had bestirred |
Future
| I | will bestir |
| you | will bestir |
| he;she;it | will bestir |
| we | will bestir |
| you | will bestir |
| they | will bestir |
Future Perfect
| I | will have bestirred |
| you | will have bestirred |
| he;she;it | will have bestirred |
| we | will have bestirred |
| you | will have bestirred |
| they | will have bestirred |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | bestir |
| you | bestir |
| he;she;it | bestir |
| we | bestir |
| you | bestir |
| they | bestir |
Perfect
| I | have bestirred |
| you | have bestirred |
| he;she;it | have bestirred |
| we | have bestirred |
| you | have bestirred |
| they | have bestirred |
Imperfect
| I | bestirred |
| you | bestirred |
| he;she;it | bestirred |
| we | bestirred |
| you | bestirred |
| they | bestirred |
Pluperfect
| I | had bestirred |
| you | had bestirred |
| he;she;it | had bestirred |
| we | had bestirred |
| you | had bestirred |
| they | had bestirred |
Conditional
Present
| I | would bestir |
| you | would bestir |
| he;she;it | would bestir |
| we | would bestir |
| you | would bestir |
| they | would bestir |
Perfect
| I | would have bestirred |
| you | would have bestirred |
| he;she;it | would have bestirred |
| we | would have bestirred |
| you | would have bestirred |
| they | would have bestirred |
Imperative
| you | bestir |
| we | Let's bestir |
| you | bestir |
Verbs conjugated like 'bestir'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'bestir'
bestar,
besit,
beskirt,
besmirk,
besoil,
besour,
bespirt,
bespit,
best,
bestain,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
3. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
4. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider.
5. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi
6. Proto-Germanic *bider.
7. Proto-Germanic *bi-
8. Proto-West Germanic *bi-
9. Old English be-
10. Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH-
11. Proto-Indo-European *(s)twr̥H-yé-ti?
12. Proto-Germanic *sturjaną
13. Proto-West Germanic *sturjan
14. Old English styrian
15. Old English bestyrian
16. Middle English bestyrien
17. English bestir
18. From Middle English bestyrien, bestirien, from Old English bestyrian (“to heap up, pile up”), equivalent to be- + stir. See: Old English '
bestyrian'.
Sample Sentences
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Notwithstanding all the various temptations to bad temper, pride, greediness, adultery and so forth, the enemy really has but one temptation, and that is, to bestir the saints. [1986, Watchman Nee, The Life that Wins, page 75:]
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Like the knocking at the door in Macbeth, or the cry of the watchman in the Tour de Nesle, they show that the horrible cæsura is over and the nightmares have fled away, because the day is breaking and the ordinary life of men is beginning to bestir itself among the streets. [c. 1870, Robert Louis Stevenson, Nuits Blanches:]
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The old man and his wife bestirred themselves to make every thing ready for the unexpected guests, […] [1872, James De Mille, The Cryptogram, published 2009:]
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When he had bestirred himself, […] it was clear daylight, though the sun had not tipped the yellow wall in the east. [1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 9, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC, page 108:]
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And so I hope we can bestir ourselves not to “Rally Around Caesar,” as the recent Economist recommends. I hope we will bestir ourselves to rally around an emergency/militant reconstruction of a secular democracy consecrated to the equality of each and every living one of us. [2009, June Jordan, Some of Us Did Not Die:]
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Why is it so important to bestir oneself? Bestirring oneself means that one feels truly fortunate and excited to stand before one's Creator and that one longs for this moment. [2010, Moshe Samsonowitz, Beyond What the Eye Perceives, page 42:]
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Could these well-paid civil servants bestir themselves not only to rescue the American republic from danger but to strengthen its democratic governance, refresh its ideals, and reclaim its sadly soiled national honor? [2017 July 9, Garrett Epps, “The Generational Significance of the Travel Ban Cases”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN:]
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We may officially have three branches of government, but Americans seem to accept that it’s more like 2.25: A presidency that acts unilaterally whenever possible, a high court that checks the White House and settles culture wars, and a Congress that occasionally bestirs itself to pass a budget. [2020 June 20, Ross Douthat, “The Tempting of Neil Gorsuch”, in The New York Times:]