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单词 behest
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behest


be·hest

B0164700 (bĭ-hĕst′)n.1. An authoritative command.2. An urgent request: I called the office at the behest of my assistant.
[Middle English bihest, vow, from Old English behǣs; see keiə- in Indo-European roots.]

behest

(bɪˈhɛst) nan authoritative order or earnest request[Old English behǣs, from behātan; see be-, hest]

be•hest

(bɪˈhɛst)

n. 1. a command; directive. 2. an earnest request. [before 1000; Middle English bihest(e), Old English behǣs promise. See be-, hest]

behest

, request - Behest is a stronger term than request.See also related terms for request.
Thesaurus
Noun1.behest - an authoritative command or requestbid, bidding, command, dictation - an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

behest

nounat someone's behest at someone's command, by someone's order, at someone's demand, at someone's wish, by someone's decree, at someone's bidding, at someone's instruction, by someone's mandate, at someone's dictate, at someone's commandment He did it at his wife's behest.

behest

nounAn authoritative indication to be obeyed:bidding, charge, command, commandment, dictate, direction, directive, injunction, instruction (often used in plural), mandate, order, word.
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IdiomsSeeat (someone's) behest

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Synonyms for behest

phrase at someone's command

Synonyms

  • at someone's command
  • by someone's order
  • at someone's demand
  • at someone's wish
  • by someone's decree
  • at someone's bidding
  • at someone's instruction
  • by someone's mandate
  • at someone's dictate
  • at someone's commandment

Synonyms for behest

noun an authoritative indication to be obeyed

Synonyms

  • bidding
  • charge
  • command
  • commandment
  • dictate
  • direction
  • directive
  • injunction
  • instruction
  • mandate
  • order
  • word

Words related to behest

noun an authoritative command or request

Related Words

  • bid
  • bidding
  • command
  • dictation
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