Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To guide; pilot; direct.

  2. (transitive)To steer; govern; control.

Origin

From be- + steer. Compare Old English ġestēoran, ġestȳran (“to steer, guide, rule, direct,

From be- + steer. Compare Old English ġestēoran, ġestȳran (“to steer, guide, rule, direct, control, correct, constrain”).

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Forms

besteers, besteering, besteered, besteered
Base formbesteer · to besteer
3rd person singularbesteers
Present participlebesteering
Past simplebesteered
Past participlebesteered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybesteer
he, she, itbesteers

Past simpleLesson

all personsbesteered

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill besteer

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bestA1bestiebestowB2bestsellerB2
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