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besteals

besteals is the third-person singular simple present indicative of besteal.

Meaning of besteal

Verb

besteal (third-person singular simple present besteals, present participle bestealing, simple past bestole, past participle bestolen)

  1. (archaic, intransitive, obsolete, rare) To steal, move stealthily.
    • Come, come, truly see what mortal man behold, the mother of beauty to them all bestole. Truly matchless thou art, my beloved. I love you more than all!2018, Edgar Beaumont, Teleportkinesis
    Synonyms:
    steal away

Questions about besteals

What is besteals the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Besteals is the third-person singular simple present indicative of besteal.

Words near besteals in the dictionary

  1. besteaded
  2. besteading
  3. besteads
  4. besteal
  5. bestealing
  6. besteals
  7. bested
  8. besteer
  9. bestem
  10. bestemmed
  11. bestems

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