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BESTIR ONESELF
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Start to be active
Example:
Get cracking, please!
Synonyms:
bestir oneself; get cracking; get going; get moving; get rolling; get started; get weaving
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "bestir oneself" is one way to...):
begin; commence; get; get down; set about; set out; start; start out (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
