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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(UK dialectal, Black Country, Bristol, West Country, Northern England) Used to form the second person singular of be..
Where bist goin'. Where are you going?
How bist? How are you?
Thee bist rayther too much a feelosofer, I be afeard, for me.
Lookee, thee bist purty, my love; lookee, thee bist purty: thee hast dove's eyes betwix thy locks; thy locks be like a flock o' ship fur thickedness.
"[…] Stay thee where tha bist, sit down on thi property; what's the sense of wanderen over the barren sea and maybe happenen an accident?"
Use bist when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bist means (UK dialectal, Black Country, Bristol, West Country, Northern England) Used to form the second person singular of be..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Where bist goin'. Where are you going?
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