| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Bestir.[Websters]
2. To have roused. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To have inspired or inspirited. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To have moved, acted, propelled, motioned or shifted. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To have provoked or encouraged. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To have instigated or urged.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb bestir.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (bestir) | 1. Become active; "He finally bestirred himself".[Wordnet]. 2. To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor; -- usually with the reciprocal pronoun.[Websters]. 3. Base verb from the following inflections: bestirring, bestirred, bestirs, bestirrer, bestirrers, bestirringly and bestirredly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "BESTIRRED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1622. (references) |
Specialty Definition: BESTIRRED
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Roused into vigorous action; quickened in action.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Simple past tense and past participle of bestir. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: bestir
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Bestir oneself | Start to be active. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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