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besorting

besorting is the present participle and gerund of besort.

Meaning of besort

Verb

besort (third-person singular simple present besorts, present participle besorting, simple past and past participle besorted)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To suit; fit; become.
    • such men as may besort your agec. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

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Questions about besorting

What is besorting the present participle and gerund of?
Besorting is the present participle and gerund of besort.

Words near besorting in the dictionary

  1. besoothes
  2. besoothing
  3. besorrow
  4. besort
  5. besorted
  6. besorting
  7. besorts
  8. besot
  9. besotment
  10. besots
  11. besotted

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