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Bestead [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. bested' preterit tense and participle passive bested. [be and stead.] To profit.

2. How little you bestead

4. They shall pass through it, hardly bestead Isaiah 8:21 .

5. That is, distressed; perplexed.

Bestead [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Bestead [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To put in a certain situation or condition; to circumstance; to place.

2. To put in peril; to beset.

3. To serve; to assist; to profit; to avail.

Besteaded Webster's Dictionary 1913