bestrew

be·strew

B0212100 (bĭ-stro͞o′)tr.v. be·strewed, be·strewed or be·strewn (-stro͞on′), be·strew·ing, be·strews 1. To strew (a surface) with things so as to cover it: The crowd bestrewed the streets with confetti.2. To lie scattered over or about: Books and papers bestrewed the desk.

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[Middle English bistrewen, from Old English bestrēowian : be-, be- + strēowian, to strew; see strew.]

bestrew

(bɪˈstruː) vb, -strews, -strewing, -strewed, -strewn or -strewed (tr) to scatter or lie scattered over (a surface)

be•strew

(bɪˈstru)

v.t. -strewed, -strewed -strewn, -strew•ing. 1. to strew. 2. to lie scattered over. [before 1000]

bestrew

Past participle: bestrewed/bestrewn
Gerund: bestrewing

Imperative
bestrew
bestrew

Present
I bestrew
you bestrew
he/she/it bestrews
we bestrew
you bestrew
they bestrew

Preterite
I bestrewed
you bestrewed
he/she/it bestrewed
we bestrewed
you bestrewed
they bestrewed

Present Continuous
I am bestrewing
you are bestrewing
he/she/it is bestrewing
we are bestrewing
you are bestrewing
they are bestrewing

Present Perfect
I have bestrewed/bestrewn
you have bestrewed/bestrewn
he/she/it has bestrewed/bestrewn
we have bestrewed/bestrewn
you have bestrewed/bestrewn
they have bestrewed/bestrewn

Past Continuous
I was bestrewing
you were bestrewing
he/she/it was bestrewing
we were bestrewing
you were bestrewing
they were bestrewing

Past Perfect
I had bestrewed/bestrewn
you had bestrewed/bestrewn
he/she/it had bestrewed/bestrewn
we had bestrewed/bestrewn
you had bestrewed/bestrewn
they had bestrewed/bestrewn

Future
I will bestrew
you will bestrew
he/she/it will bestrew
we will bestrew
you will bestrew
they will bestrew

Future Perfect
I will have bestrewed/bestrewn
you will have bestrewed/bestrewn
he/she/it will have bestrewed/bestrewn
we will have bestrewed/bestrewn
you will have bestrewed/bestrewn
they will have bestrewed/bestrewn

Future Continuous
I will be bestrewing
you will be bestrewing
he/she/it will be bestrewing
we will be bestrewing
you will be bestrewing
they will be bestrewing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bestrewing
you have been bestrewing
he/she/it has been bestrewing
we have been bestrewing
you have been bestrewing
they have been bestrewing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bestrewing
you will have been bestrewing
he/she/it will have been bestrewing
we will have been bestrewing
you will have been bestrewing
they will have been bestrewing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bestrewing
you had been bestrewing
he/she/it had been bestrewing
we had been bestrewing
you had been bestrewing
they had been bestrewing

Conditional
I would bestrew
you would bestrew
he/she/it would bestrew
we would bestrew
you would bestrew
they would bestrew

Past Conditional
I would have bestrewed/bestrewn
you would have bestrewed/bestrewn
he/she/it would have bestrewed/bestrewn
we would have bestrewed/bestrewn
you would have bestrewed/bestrewn
they would have bestrewed/bestrewn

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

bestrew - cover by strewing strew, straw - spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet"

Translations

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