bestill
bestill · bestills · bestilled · bestilling
To make quiet or stillTo make quiet or still; calm; pacify.
Meaning
1 sensesTo make quiet or still; calm; pacify.
Origin
From Middle English bistillen, bystillen (“to silence”), equivalent to be- + still. PerhapFrom Middle English bistillen, bystillen (“to silence”), equivalent to be- + still. Perhaps and alteration of earlier Middle English istillen, ȝestillen (“to make still, calm”), from Old English ġestillan (“to calm, quieten, pacify, stop”).
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Forms
bestills, bestilling, bestilled, bestilledLessons 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