bestir

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• Received-Pronunciation: /bɪˈstɜː/
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• General-American: /bɪˈstɝ/
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• General-American: /biˈstɝ/
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• General-American: /bəˈstɝ/
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• rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h1épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h1epider. Proto-Indo-European *h1pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH- Proto-Indo-European *(s)twr̥H-yé-ti? Proto-Germanic *sturjaną Proto-West Germanic *sturjan Old English styrian Old English bestyrian Middle English bestyrien English bestir From Middle English bestyrien, bestirien, from Old English bestyrian (“to heap up, pile up”), equivalent to be- + stir.

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 行動起來 /行动起来 (xíngdòng qǐlai) — to put into brisk or vigorous action
• Chinese Mandarin: 活躍起來 /活跃起来 (huóyuè qǐlai) — to put into brisk or vigorous action
• Finnish: hoputtaa — to put into brisk or vigorous action
• Finnish: panna vauhtia (johonkin) — to put into brisk or vigorous action
• Spanish: animar — to put into brisk or vigorous action
• Vietnamese: vùng vằng — to put into brisk or vigorous action
• Chinese Mandarin: 激勵 /激励 (jīlì) — to become active
• Chinese Mandarin: 振作 (zhènzuò) — to become active
• Esperanto: ekmoviĝi — to become active
• Finnish: kiiruhtaa — to become active
• German: aufraffen — to become active
• Māori: kori — to become active
• Spanish: animarse — to become active