behest
Use Behest in a sentence
noun
1.
a command or directive.
2.
an earnest or strongly worded request.
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behest (bɪˈhɛst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| an authoritative order or earnest request | |
| [Old English behǣs, from behātan; see | |
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Behest
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Word Origin & History
behest
O.E. behæs "a vow," perhaps from behatan "to promise" (from be- + hatan "command, call;" see cite) and confused with obsolete hest "command," which may account for the parasitic -t as well as the M.E. shift in meaning to "command, injunction" (late 12c.).
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Example sentences
The gangsters are doing this at the behest of their boss.
The speculators are not nationalistic or doing it at the behest of the governments.
But courts should not be making law at the behest of big companies.
Yesterday, at the behest of a car importer, a judge suspended the application of the tax as it reviewed its legality.
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