bestay
bestay · bestays · bestayed · bestaying
To secure or steady; cause to come to a fixed position or state; bring to a halt or stopTo secure or steady; cause to come to a fixed position or state; bring to a halt or stop.
Meaning
1 sensesTo secure or steady; cause to come to a fixed position or state; bring to a halt or stop.
Origin
From be- + stay, from Middle English *stayen, steyen, from Old French estaier, estayer (“tFrom be- + stay, from Middle English *stayen, steyen, from Old French estaier, estayer (“to prop, stay, support”), from estaye (“prop, support”), of Proto-Germanic origin. More at stay.
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Forms
bestays, bestaying, bestayed, bestayedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle