bestead
bestead · besteads · besteaded · bestead · besteading
To help, assistTo help, assist.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To help, assist.
(transitive)To profit; benefit; serve; avail.
(transitive)To take the place of; replace.
Origin
From be- + stead (“to support, help”). From Middle English bisteden; equivalent to be- +From be- + stead (“to support, help”).
From Middle English bisteden; equivalent to be- + stead (“place”).
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Forms
besteads, besteading, besteaded, besteadSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedbesteading
Lessons 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