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Definition of bestir verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

bestir

verb

NAmE//bɪˈstər//

bestir yourself (formal or )Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they bestir

he / she / it bestirs

past simple bestirred

-ing form bestirring

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(humorous) to start doing things after a period during which you have been doing nothing synonym rouse He needs to bestir himself and start looking for a job.

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