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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| Noun | 1. | behest - an authoritative command or requestbid, bidding, command, dictation - an authoritative direction or instruction to do something |
behestnounat 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.behestnounAn authoritative indication to be obeyed:bidding, charge, command, commandment, dictate, direction, directive, injunction, instruction (often used in plural), mandate, order, word.TranslationsIdiomsSeeat (someone's) behestbehest
Synonyms for behestphrase at someone's commandSynonyms- 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 behestnoun an authoritative indication to be obeyedSynonyms- bidding
- charge
- command
- commandment
- dictate
- direction
- directive
- injunction
- instruction
- mandate
- order
- word
Words related to behestnoun an authoritative command or requestRelated Words- bid
- bidding
- command
- dictation
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