Meaning

4 senses

  1. (transitive)To stand by or near; stand around.

  2. (transitive)To beset; stand around in hostility; harass.

  3. (transitive)To surround; encompass.

  4. (transitive)To serve; be of service to; be ready to serve or aid.

Origin

From Middle English bistanden, bestanden, from Old English bestandan, from Proto-West Germ

From Middle English bistanden, bestanden, from Old English bestandan, from Proto-West Germanic *bistandan, from Proto-Germanic *bistandaną (“to surround, support”). Equivalent to be- (“around, by”) + stand.

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Forms

bestands, bestanding, bestood, bestood
Base formbestand · to bestand
3rd person singularbestands
Present participlebestanding
Past simplebestood
Past participlebestood

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybestand
he, she, itbestands

Past simpleLesson

all personsbestood

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave bestood
he, she, ithas bestood

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bestand

Synonyms

1 synonyms
to serve:bestead

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bestA1bestiebestowB2bestsellerB2
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