bestrew
Americanverb (used with object)
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to strew or cover (a surface).
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to strew or scatter about.
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to lie scattered over.
verb
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Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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bestrewsimple
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bestrewssimple
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have bestrewedperfect
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have bestrewnperfect
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has bestrewedperfect
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has bestrewnperfect
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am bestrewingprogressive
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are bestrewingprogressive
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is bestrewingprogressive
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have been bestrewingperfect progressive
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has been bestrewingperfect progressive
Past
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bestrewedsimple
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had bestrewedperfect
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had bestrewnperfect
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was bestrewingprogressive
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were bestrewingprogressive
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had been bestrewingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of bestrew
before 1000; Middle English bistrewen, Old English bestrēowian. See be-, strew
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Tears will bedew, if wigs do not bestrew the green.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2017
More than a decade after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, concrete security barriers still bestrew the east side of 23rd Street NW.
From Washington Post • Jun. 12, 2015
Uprooted trees, torn chunks of pavement and twisted iron fences bestrew the roadsides.
From Time Magazine Archive
All around Autumn leaves are falling; Signs of death bestrew the ground, Winter time recalling.
From A History of the English Church in New Zealand by Purchas, H. T. (Henry Thomas)
Crush'd hopes, like withered leaves, bestrew thy way!
From Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 42, January, 1851 by Various
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