beest
beest is the second-person singular present indicative or subjunctive of be.
Meaning of be
Verb
be (highly irregular—See conjugation table)
- Used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.
- The dog was saved by the boy.
- Used with present participles of verbs to form the continuous aspect.
- The woman is walking.
- Used with to-infinitives of verbs to express intent, obligation, appropriateness, or relative future occurrence.
- I am to leave tomorrow.
- Used with past participles of certain intransitive verbs to form the perfect aspect.
- He is finished.
- To tend to do, often do; marks the habitual aspect.
- Women be shoppin’! You cannot stop a woman from shoppin’!1996, David Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein, Tom Shadyac and Steve Oedekerk, screenplay of The Nutty Professor
- To exist.
- There is just one woman in town who can help us.
Noun
beest (plural beests)
Forms of beest
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bist |
| Noun | |
| plural | beests |
Origin of beest
From Middle English bēst, biest, beost, bist, from Old English bist; equivalent to be + -est. Compare West Frisian bist, German bist.
See beestings.
Questions about beest
- What does beest mean?
- Beest means beestings, colostrum.
- What is beest the second-person singular present indicative or subjunctive of?
- Beest is the second-person singular present indicative or subjunctive of be.
- What part of speech is beest?
- Beest is a noun.
- What is the plural of beest?
- The plural of beest is beests.
Words near beest in the dictionary
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