"bestrew" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: bestrews [present, singular, third-person], bestrewing [participle, present], bestrewed [past], bestrewn [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English bistrewen, from Old English bestrēawian, bestrēowian (“to bestrew, besprinkle”), equivalent to be- + strew. Cognate with Dutch bestrooien (“to sprinkle, bestrew”), German bestreuen (“to sprinkle, cover”), Swedish beströ (“to strew, sprinkle, scatter”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bistrewen}} Middle English bistrewen, {{inh|en|ang|bestrēawian}} Old English bestrēawian, {{prefix|en|be|strew}} be- + strew, {{cog|nl|bestrooien||to sprinkle, bestrew}} Dutch bestrooien (“to sprinkle, bestrew”), {{cog|de|bestreuen||to sprinkle, cover}} German bestreuen (“to sprinkle, cover”), {{cog|sv|beströ||to strew, sprinkle, scatter}} Swedish beströ (“to strew, sprinkle, scatter”) Head templates: {{en-verb||||bestrewn}} bestrew (third-person singular simple present bestrews, present participle bestrewing, simple past bestrewed, past participle bestrewn)
  1. (transitive) To strew or scatter about; throw or drop here and there. Tags: transitive Translations (To strew or scatter about; throw or drop here and there): осыпать (osypatʹ) (Russian), स्तृणोति (stṛṇoti) (Sanskrit), स्तृनाति (stṛnāti) (Sanskrit)
    Sense id: en-bestrew-en-verb-Ov0Bj2W7 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'To strew or scatter about; throw or drop here and there': 92 8
  2. (transitive) To strew anything upon; strew over or about; cover or partially cover with things strewn; cover with straw or strewing. Tags: transitive Translations (To strew anything upon; strew over or about; cover or partially cover with things strewn; cover with straw or strewing): покрывать (pokryvatʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-bestrew-en-verb-aN3LlR8m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of 'To strew anything upon; strew over or about; cover or partially cover with things strewn; cover with straw or strewing': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bestrow, bestraw [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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