beest

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Verb 1.2 See also 1.3 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Usage notes 2.2.2 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Verb

beest

1. (archaic) Second-person singular simple present subjunctive of be, cf. German bist.
   • 1611, William Shakespeare, The Tempest

     Stephano!—If thou beest Stephano, touch me, and speak to me; for I am Trinculo:—be not afeared—thy good friend Trinculo.

[edit] See also

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of beest
• beets
• beset

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /best/

[edit] Noun

beest n. (plural beesten, diminutive beestje, diminutive plural beestjes)

1. Animal, beast.

   Er zit een beestje in m'n soep.

   «There is a bug in my soup.»

[edit] Usage notes

Beest has a slightly negative connotation to it, in comparison to the neutral counterpart, dier.

[edit] Derived terms

• wildebeest