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to beest

to beest

1 9.9
People in old English used it to say 'you are' to one person
  • verb
  • Archaic
translation icon : eres
  • If thou beest a man, show thyself!
  • thou beest

Examples

  • If thou beest Stephano, touch me and speak to me.

    The Tempest (2010)

  • Did you actually learn that beesting thing from the Boy Scouts?

    If I Stay (2014)

  • If thou beest Trinculo, come forth.

    The Tempest (2010)

  • Mooncalf, speak once in thy life, if thou beest a good mooncalf.

    The Tempest (2010)

  • If thou beest Prospera, give us particulars of thy preservation.

    The Tempest (2010)

  • If thou beest Prospero, Give us particulars of thy preservation;

    Prospero's Books (1991)

  • If thou beest Stephano, and speak to me; for I am Trinculo If thou beest Trinculo, come forth; if any be Trinculo's legs, these are they.

    Prospero's Books (1991)

  • If thou beest Stephano, and speak to me; for I am Trinculo If thou beest Trinculo, come forth; if any be Trinculo's legs, these are they.

    Prospero's Books (1991)

  • If thou beest the noble leader, rally your followers to the cause.

  • If thou beest a true friend, always support me in difficult times.

Synonyms

to bes
vsto beest
  • UK
9.9

A not standard present form of the verb be that people use instead of is or are in some regions

is the archaic second person singular form used with thou

Surface Forms

beest infinitive
beest present participle
beest third person singular
was past
been past participle

Morphology

beest = be (semi-transparent) = be + est

Formally transparent as 'be' + the archaic 2nd-person singular suffix '-est', but the archaic grammatical function may be unfamiliar to modern learners.

Etymology

Beest is an old form of the verb be with the old ending -est used with 'thou'. So beest simply means 'you are', like the older phrase 'thou art'.