behest (redirected from behests)

be·hest  (b-hst)

n.

1. An authoritative command.

2. An urgent request: I called the office at the behest of my assistant.

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[Middle English bihest, vow, from Old English behs; see kei-² in Indo-European roots.]

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behest [bɪˈhɛst]

n

an authoritative order or earnest request

[Old English behǣs, from behātan; see be-, hest]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

behest - an authoritative command or request bid, bidding, command, dictation - an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

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behest

noun

at 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.

Translations

behest [bɪˈhest] N (frm) at his behest → a petición suya

behest [bɪˈhɛst] n
at sb's behest, at the behest of sb → sur l'ordre de qn

behest

n (liter) → Geheiß nt (liter); at his behest/the behest of his uncle → auf sein Geheiß (liter) → /auf Geheiß seines Onkels (liter)

behest [bɪˈhɛst] n at his behest → su suo ordine

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behest [bɪˈhɛst] n at his behest → su suo ordine