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besteer

besteer verb: to guide; pilot; direct.

Verb

besteer (third-person singular simple present besteers, present participle besteering, simple past and past participle besteered)

  1. (transitive) To guide; pilot; direct.
  2. (transitive) To steer; govern; control.

Forms of besteer

third-person singular presentbesteers
present participlebesteering
past participlebesteered
pastbesteered

Origin of besteer

From be- + steer. Compare Old English ġestēoran, ġestȳran (“to steer, guide, rule, direct, control, correct, constrain”).

Questions about besteer

What does besteer mean?
Besteer means to guide; pilot; direct.
What part of speech is besteer?
Besteer is a verb.
What is the past tense of besteer?
The past tense of besteer is besteered.

Words near besteer in the dictionary

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

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