Bestir

/bɪˈstɜr/ verb

Definition

To rouse someone to action; to cause someone to get moving or become active.

Etymology

From Old English prefix 'be-' (meaning 'to cause') combined with 'stir' (to move). This word dates back to Middle English and was commonly used in older literature.

Kelly Says

Jane Austen and Charles Dickens loved using 'bestir' to describe characters finally getting motivated to do something they'd been putting off—it's a perfectly dramatic way to show someone waking up to action.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ ነገር እንደ ነገር
en-de ne-ger en-de ne-ger
ARالعربية
تحرك
tah-rik
BNবাংলা
কাজে লাগানো
ka-je la-ga-no
CACatalà
posar en moviment
po-sar en mo-vi-ment
CSČeština
pohnout se
po-h-nout se
DADansk
komme i gang
kom-me i gang
DEDeutsch
sich bewegen
sich be-we-gen
ELΕλληνικά
να κινηθεί
na ki-ne-the-i
ESEspañol
ponerse en movimiento
po-ner-se en mo-vi-mien-to
FAفارسی
فعالیت را شروع کنید
fa-al-i-yat ra sho-roo-e konid
FISuomi
liikkua
liik-kua
FRFrançais
se mettre en branle
se met-tre en bran-l
GUGU
કાર્યમાં શરૂ કરો
kaar-ya-maan sharu- karo
HAHA
yiye
yi-ye
HEעברית
להתחיל
le-hit-chal
HIहिन्दी
जागरूक होना
ja-gar-ook ho-na
HUMagyar
mozgásba lendülni
mo-zgás-ba len-dül-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
beraktivitas
ber-ak-ti-vi-tas
IGIG
kpochaa
kpo-chaa
ITItaliano
mettersi in moto
met-te-rsi in mo-to
JA日本語
動き出す
ugoki dasu
KKKK
hareket et
ha-re-ket et
KMKM
ចំណាយ
cham-nay
KO한국어
활동하기 시작하다
hwal-dong-ha-gi si-jak-ha-da
MRMR
कार्य करणे
kaar-ya kar-na-e
MSBahasa Melayu
beraktivitas
ber-ak-ti-vi-tas
MYမြန်မာ
လုပ်ငန်း စတင်
lo-ng-an sa-tin
NLNederlands
in beweging komen
in be-we-ging ko-men
NONorsk
komme i gang
kom-me i gang
PAPA
ਕੰਮ 'ਤੇ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰੋ
kam 'te shuru karo
PLPolski
ruszyć do działania
ru-szy do di-a-len-ia
PTPortuguês
animar-se
a-ni-mar-se
RORomână
a se pune în mișcare
a se po-ne in mi-sh-care
RUРусский
привести в движение
pri-ve-ti v di-vi-zhen-ie
SVSvenska
kom igång
kom i-gaeng
SWKiswahili
anzaa
an-zaa
TAதமிழ்
செயல்பட
sey-alp-da
TEతెలుగు
చేయడం
che-ya-dam
THไทย
เริ่มต้น
reem-ton
TLTL
magsimula
ma-gsi-mu-la
TRTürkçe
harekete geçmek
ha-re-ke-te geç-mek
UKУкраїнська
порушитись
po-ru-shi-tis'
URاردو
حرکت کرنا
har-kat kar-na
VITiếng Việt
bắt đầu hoạt động
bat dau hoat dong
YOYO
ṣeṣẹ
se-se
ZH中文
振作起来
zhen zuò qǐ lái
ZUZU
qala
qala

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