Meaning

(transitive) To stand by or near; stand around..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To stand by or near; stand around.
2. (transitive) To beset; stand around in hostility; harass.
3. (transitive) To surround; encompass.
4. (transitive) To serve; be of service to; be ready to serve or aid.

Example Sentences

[...] that is my lord and uncle King Arthur, for he is full straitly bestood [sore beset] with a false traitor, which is my half brother Sir Mordred, [...]

Wherefore the Brittishe bisshops, bestood with weapons and enemies, when thei coulde not execute all functions, and perceaved that the prelates their neighbours weare prompte to assiste them, [...]

[...] and, inherited Puritan crust of stiffness that rarely left him, and which bestood him well under the ceremonials of his mission, whether at London (1846- 49) or later (1867-74) in Berlin.

Would not children come kindly to such out-of-door lessons, and to such practical knowledge as would always bestand them well?

Word Forms

• bestands
• bestanding
• bestood

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Use bestand when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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