Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to besit
Participle: besitted
Gerund: besitting
Indicative
Present
| I | besit |
| you | besit |
| he;she;it | besits |
| we | besit |
| you | besit |
| they | besit |
Perfect
| I | have besitted |
| you | have besitted |
| he;she;it | has besitted |
| we | have besitted |
| you | have besitted |
| they | have besitted |
Past
| I | besitted |
| you | besitted |
| he;she;it | besitted |
| we | besitted |
| you | besitted |
| they | besitted |
Pluperfect
| I | had besitted |
| you | had besitted |
| he;she;it | had besitted |
| we | had besitted |
| you | had besitted |
| they | had besitted |
Future
| I | will besit |
| you | will besit |
| he;she;it | will besit |
| we | will besit |
| you | will besit |
| they | will besit |
Future Perfect
| I | will have besitted |
| you | will have besitted |
| he;she;it | will have besitted |
| we | will have besitted |
| you | will have besitted |
| they | will have besitted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | besit |
| you | besit |
| he;she;it | besit |
| we | besit |
| you | besit |
| they | besit |
Perfect
| I | have besitted |
| you | have besitted |
| he;she;it | have besitted |
| we | have besitted |
| you | have besitted |
| they | have besitted |
Imperfect
| I | besitted |
| you | besitted |
| he;she;it | besitted |
| we | besitted |
| you | besitted |
| they | besitted |
Pluperfect
| I | had besitted |
| you | had besitted |
| he;she;it | had besitted |
| we | had besitted |
| you | had besitted |
| they | had besitted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would besit |
| you | would besit |
| he;she;it | would besit |
| we | would besit |
| you | would besit |
| they | would besit |
Perfect
| I | would have besitted |
| you | would have besitted |
| he;she;it | would have besitted |
| we | would have besitted |
| you | would have besitted |
| they | would have besitted |
Imperative
| you | besit |
| we | Let's besit |
| you | besit |
Verbs conjugated like 'besit'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'besit'
befit,
beset,
besot,
bespit,
best,
besuit,
resit,
bait,
basil,
beast,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English besitten, from Old English besittan (“to sit round, surround, beset, besiege, hold, council, occupy, possess”), from Proto-West Germanic *bisittjan, from Proto-Germanic *bisitjaną (“to sit near, sit among or around”), equivalent to be- + sit. Cognate with Dutch bezitten, German besitzen, Norwegian Bokmål besitte, Danish besidde, Swedish besitta, Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (bisitan). See: Old English '
besittan', Proto-Germanic '
*bisitjaną', Dutch '
bezitten', German, old spelling '
besitzen', Norwegian '
besitte', Danish '
besidde', Swedish '
besitta'.
Verbs referencing "besit"
German, old spelling
besitzen, Swedish
besitta.
Sample Sentences
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When not deep in thought, his blue eyes dance. I feel sometimes that behind his thoughtful gaze besits a hint of strain. [2003, Lawrence Murray, The Kassandra Complex, page 473:]
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In such contexts, the ישבים are those who “besit” large estates and seats of judgment and power. The ישב par excellence is the king who “besits” the throne. [2006, Philip Francis Esler, Ancient Israel: The Old Testament in Its Social Context, page 157:]