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BEHEST Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. an authoritative order : command The meeting was called at the senator's behest. 2. an urgent prompting At the behest of her friends, she read the poem ...
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Behest - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
Behest is an authoritative command or request. If your boss or principal asks to see you, you go to their office at their behest.
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BEHEST | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
because someone has asked or ordered you to do something: The budget proposal was adopted at the mayor's behest.
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behest
▪ I. behest, n. (bɪˈhɛst) Forms: 1 behǽs, 2–3 bihese, biheaste, 2–6 bi-, byheste, 3–6 beheste, 4–5 be-, bi-, byheest(e, 4–6 bi-, byhest, 6–7 beheast, 4– behest. [OE. behǽs fem. (acc. behǽse) was the regular repr. of OTeut. *bihait-ti-, abst. n. f. bihait-an, in OE. behátan to behight (see Sievers, A...
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Synonyms of behest - Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
Synonyms for BEHEST: edict, instruction, order, direction, directive, do, injunction, decree; Antonyms of BEHEST: petition, appeal, plea, ...
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Word of the Day: behest - The New York Times
The word behest has appeared in 201 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Nov. 1 in “What if AI Is Actually Good for Hollywood?”
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Behest loan
The term behest loan refers to a loan granted to individuals or corporations favored by a powerful government official despite their lack of qualifications particularly used in authoritarian regimes, where financial institutions such as banks are placed under intense pressure to approve such loans "at the behest
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behest, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
The earliest known use of the noun behest is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for behest is from around 1175, ...
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129 Synonyms & Antonyms for BEHEST | Thesaurus.com
behest · bidding · charge · command · commandment · demand · dictate · direction · injunction · instruction · mandate · order · precept · prompting · request ...
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BEHEST Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
a command or directive. Synonyms: mandate, dictate, decree, bidding, order. an earnest or strongly worded request. behest. / bɪˈhɛst /. noun. an authoritative ...
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behest - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English terms derived from Proto-Germanic · English 2-syllable words · English terms with IPA pronunciation · English terms with audio pronunciation · Rhymes: ...
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behest | definition for kids - Wordsmyth Children's Dictionary
an urgent request; entreaty. She came quickly at my behest. synonyms: · entreaty, petition, request · similar words: · appeal, bidding, call, desire ...
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behest/bɪˈhest; bɪ`hɛst/ n(idm 习语) at sb's be`hest (dated or fml 旧或文) on sb's orders 听命; 遵命 at the king's behest/at the behest of the king 奉谕旨.
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At U.S. behest, Ukraine held off anniversary attacks on Russia
Apr 24, 2023April 24, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. EDT. Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's head of military intelligence, at his office in Kyiv. (Serhiy Morgunov for the Washington Post) 8 min. In February, with the ...
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Israel Revises Eurovision Song Title, Lyrics at Behest of ...
3 hours ago — 'Hurricane,' the Song That Will Represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest, Is an Updated Rendition of the Original Song, 'October Rain ...
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