Definitions for bestir
bɪˈstɜrbe·stir

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bestir, rouseverb

   become active

   "He finally bestirred himself"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. bestirverb

   To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor.

2. bestirverb

   To become active; to rouse oneself.

3. Etymology: From bestyrien, bestirien, from bestyrian, equivalent to.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Bestirverb

   Etymology: from stir.

   1. To put into vigorous action. It is seldom used otherwise than with the reciprocal pronoun.

   As when men wont to watch
   On duty, sleeping found by whom they dread,
   Rouze and bestir themselves ere well awake. John Milton.

   Bestirs her then, and from each tender stalk
   Whatever earth, all-bearing mother, yields,
   She gathers. Par. Lost, b. v.

   But, as a dog that turns the spit,
   Bestirs himself, and plies his feet
   To climb the wheel, but all in vain,
   His own weight brings him down again. Hudibras, p. ii. c. iii.

   What aileth them, that they must needs bestir themselves to get in air, to maintain the creature’s life? John Ray, on Creation.

   2. It is used by Shakespeare with a common word.

   I am scarce in breath, my lord. —— No marvel you have so bestirred your valour, you cowardly rascal! William Shakespeare, King Lear.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bestir

   To bestir means to make a physical or mental effort; to become active or put oneself into action. It often implies breaking out of a state of rest, idleness, or inactivity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bestirverb

   to put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor; -- usually with the reciprocal pronoun

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bestir

   be-stėr′, v.t. to put into lively action: arouse into activity: (refl.) to rouse one's self—p.adj. Bestir′ring.

Matched Categories

1. • Move

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Anagrams for bestir »

1. bister

2. bistre

3. biters

4. rebits

5. tribes

How to pronounce bestir?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say bestir in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bestir in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bestir in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of bestir in a Sentence

1. Charles Handy - The Age of Unreason:

   I like less the story that a frog if put in cold water will not bestir itself if that water is heated up slowly and gradually and will in the end let itself be boiled alive, too comfortable with continuity to realize that continuous change at some point may become intolerable and demand a change in behavior.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bestir
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bestir
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=bestir
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bestir
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=bestir
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=bestir