English Explanatory Dictionary

bestay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To secure or steady; cause to come to a fixed position or state; bring to a halt or stop.

Word forms

bestay bestays bestaying bestayed

Etymology

From be- + stay, from Middle English *stayen, steyen, from Old French estaier, estayer (“to prop, stay, support”), from estaye (“prop, support”), of Proto-Germanic origin. More at stay.

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