Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Placed (in a given situation); beset.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, not-comparable
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adj
Disposed mentally; affected.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
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adj
Provided; furnished.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
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verb
To help, assist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To profit; benefit; serve; avail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To take the place of; replace.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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History
From Middle English bistad; equivalent to be- + Old Norse staddr (“placed”), later assimilated to Etymology 1, above.
From be- + stead (“to support, help”).
From Middle English bisteden; equivalent to be- + stead (“place”).
