Definition of Bestir oneself

1. Verb. Start to be active. "Get cracking, please!"


Lexicographical Neighbors of Bestir Oneself

bestially
bestials
bestiarian
bestiaries
bestiary
bestick
besticking
besticks
bestie
besties
bestill
bestilled
bestills
besting
bestir
bestir oneself (current term)
bestirred
bestirring
bestirs
bestness
bestockinged
bestole
bestolen
bestood
bestorm
bestormed
bestorms
bestow
bestowable
bestowage

Literary usage of Bestir oneself

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Thesaurus of English words and phrases by Peter Mark Roget (1883)
"(violence) 173- bestir oneself &c. (be active) 682 ; lose -no time, - not a moment, - not an instant; make short werk of; make the best ef one's -time, ..."

2. French Short Stories by Douglas Labaree Buffum (1907)
"... bestir oneself, move about; remuant, -e, stirring, turbulent. renaître, T. to be born again, spring up again. renard, m. fox. rencontre, /. meeting; ..."

3. A German and English Dictionary by Karl. Breul (1906)
"... rr to bestir oneself, to be an Bett'tel—n, ra to give a title to; to entitle, style, call. —und,/- entitling, title. ..."

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