noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Help; assistance; aid; avail. uncountable

   "Nor were nature and truth John's only besteading: civilization came to his side."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of bestead form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

advantageaidaidanswerattendattend to

Example

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"Nor were nature and truth John's only besteading: civilization came to his side."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From bestead + -ing.

Etymology 2

From bestead.

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