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bestir

/bɪˈstɜː(r)/verb

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(आलस छोड़कर) सक्रिय होना, उठ खड़ा होना, कमर कसना

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verbbestirred, bestirring
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    [T] ~ yourself (to do sth) formal or humorous

    to start doing things after a period during which you have been resting or doing nothing

    (आलस छोड़कर) सक्रिय होना, उठ खड़ा होना, कमर कसना

    • At last the government bestirred itself to repair the roads before the monsoon.
    • Radhika bestirred herself early and finished her revision before breakfast.

    Synonyms rouse stir exert activate mobilize

    Opposite idle laze rest

≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Bestir is used with a reflexive pronoun, as in 'bestir yourself' or 'bestirred himself'.

Bestir का प्रयोग reflexive pronoun के साथ होता है, जैसे 'bestir yourself' या 'bestirred himself'।