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Definition of bestir verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bestir

verb
 
/bɪˈstɜː(r)/
 
/bɪˈstɜːr/
(formal or humorous)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they bestir
 
/bɪˈstɜː(r)/
 
/bɪˈstɜːr/
he / she / it bestirs
 
/bɪˈstɜːz/
 
/bɪˈstɜːrz/
past simple bestirred
 
/bɪˈstɜːd/
 
/bɪˈstɜːrd/
past participle bestirred
 
/bɪˈstɜːd/
 
/bɪˈstɜːrd/
-ing form bestirring
 
/bɪˈstɜːrɪŋ/
 
/bɪˈstɜːrɪŋ/
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  1. bestir yourself 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.
See bestir in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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