bestorm
bestorm · bestorms · bestormed · bestorming
To overtake with a stormTo overtake with a storm; assail with storms.
Meaning
1 sensesTo overtake with a storm; assail with storms.
Origin
From be- + storm. Compare Old English bestyrman (“to agitate”). Cognate with Saterland FriFrom be- + storm. Compare Old English bestyrman (“to agitate”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian bestoarmje (“to storm; besiege”), West Frisian bestoarmje (“to storm; besiege”), Dutch bestormen (“to storm, assault, rush, attack”), German bestürmen (“to storm, besiege, bombard, inundate”), Swedish bestorma (“to besiege, attack, assail”).
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Forms
bestorms, bestorming, bestormed, bestormedLessons 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