1. Behest synonyms, Behest pronunciation, Behest translation, English dictionary definition of Behest

2. A Behest is an order or an authoritative request, a command. Behest is a noun and is almost always used in the phrase structure at someone’s Behest, as in at his Behest, at your Behest, at my Behest. The word Behest is derived from the Old English word behæs which means a vow

3. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Behest be‧hest / bɪˈhest / noun → at the Behest of somebody Examples from the Corpus Behest • Administration officials have said he was given the job at the Behest of the White House

4. Behest in American English (biˈhɛst ; bɪˈhɛst)

5. They arrested him at the King's Behest

6. Synonyms for Behest in Free Thesaurus

7. Examples of Behest in a sentence At the president’s Behest, the prisoner will be pardoned for his crimes

8. Behest is an authoritative command or request

9. Behest - Translation to Spanish, pronunciation, and forum discussions

10. They arrested him at the King's behest.

11. Synonyms: behest, charge, Commandment… Antonyms: impotence, impotency, powerlessness…

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13. Corpses are set to banquet at Behest of Usura

14. The budget proposal was adopted at the president's behest.

15. Behest n noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc

16. ‘the slaughter of the male children at the Behest of Herod’ ‘To say what was done was done at the Behest of officials is totally incorrect.’ ‘He was merely rebalancing his portfolio, at the Behest of his financial adviser.’

17. As verbs the difference between order and Behest is that order is to set in some sort of order while Behest is (obsolete) to promise; vow.

18. The budget proposal was adopted at the president's Behest

19. Definition of at (someone's) Behest in the Idioms Dictionary

20. • A proposal added Monday at the Behest of Sen

21. Definition of Behest noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

22. I called the office at the Behest of my secretary

23. Master, he will accompany you to the west at Guanyin's behest.

24. The gag rule was instituted at southerners' Behest. From the Cambridge English Corpus Here blasphemy becomes the development and reformation of manners which occurs at the Behest of secular …

25. • The committee was formed at the Behest of Governor Sinclair

26. Behest (Noun) A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request

27. I called the office at the behest of my secretary.

28. The definition of a Behest is a command or a strong request

29. The committee was set up at the Behest of the president

30. In 19 at his new wife's behest, they moved to Southampton.

31. • Like producing their first two records at the Behest of inquiring fans.

32. • Like producing their first two records at the Behest of inquiring fans.

33. As nouns the difference between order and Behest is that order is (uncountable) arrangement, disposition, sequence while Behest is a command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request

34. They conceive a child, marry and quickly divorce at the grandparents' behest.

35. The committee was set up at the behest of the president.

36. Behest - jedyne miejsce, gdzie budowanie ramy rowerowej od podstaw nie ma żadnego limitu

37. An urgent request: I called the office at the Behest of my assistant

38. Crucially, we work with local scientists and at the behest of local organizations.

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40. Definition and synonyms of Behest from the online English dictionary from Macmillan Education.

41. Like producing their first two records at the behest of inquiring fans.

42. Behest - jedyne miejsce, gdzie budowanie ramy rowerowej od podstaw nie ma żadnego limitu

43. Translation for 'Behest' in the free English-Spanish dictionary and many other Spanish translations.

44. Behest: a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned

45. An example of Behest is a commander's order that soldiers march in a straight line.

46. At Thyestes' behest Aegisthus revenged the murder of his brothers by killing his uncle Atreus

47. It operates solely at the behest of and under the direction of Congress

48. This is the British English definition of Behest.View American English definition of Behest.

49. At (someone's) Behest Done according to the whims or commands of someone else

50. Everything is done at our children's Behest; it's like they're the bosses of the family!

51. The policy document was produced at the behest of John Major and other world leaders.

52. In the 1550s Chemnitz began to lecture on Melanchthon's "Theological Commonplaces" at Melanchthon's behest

53. Behest translation in English - French Reverso dictionary, see also 'beet',best',beset',bequest', examples, definition, conjugation

54. 🔊 At the director’s Behest, I am being called back for a second audition

55. The poem was written, possibly at Charles's behest, and published in early November of 16

56. • Administration officials have said he was given the job at the Behest of the White House

57. What does at (someone's) Behest expression mean? Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary.

58. 14 synonyms of Behest from the Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, plus 13 related words, definitions, and antonyms

59. The Alcazar is a military building constructed at the behest of King Alfonso XI in 1328.

60. Administration officials have said he was given the job at the behest of the White House.

61. If your boss or principal asks to see you, you go to their office at their Behest

62. Synonyms for Behest include charge, command, dictate, direction, directive, injunction, instruction, order, decree and desire

63. Both have proved willing to conduct massive fiscal operations at the behest of treasury ministers.

64. Behest rhymes with "request" and they almost mean the same thing, if you give …

65. Government categorically rejects allegations that this individual was involved in subversive activities in Pakistan at our behest.

66. 🔊 The low calorie version of the beer was developed at the Behest of weight conscious individuals

67. I also had the opportunity of conducting a number of interviews with Idi Amin, at his own behest.

68. Is that what such a force would have done, acting at the behest of the Council of Ministers?

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70. He notes that Slobodan Milosevic refused to privatise the economy,[http://Sentencedict.com] but without noting at whose behest.

71. Find 21 ways to say Behest, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com, the world's most trusted free thesaurus.

72. Find 21 ways to say Behest, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com, the world's most trusted free thesaurus.

73. 22 synonyms for 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

74. This is done usually at the Behest of central bankers who are still somewhat perplexingly attached to strong currencies at all costs.

75. In light of the above, and at the Behest of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, the Counsel of Ministers resolves

76. At the Behest of their US puppet-masters, the newly elected Iraqi government had Al Jazeera temporarily thrown out of the country

77. Definition of Behest written for English Language Learners from the Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary with audio pronunciations, usage examples, and count/noncount noun labels.

78. On July 1, at Hitler's behest, Theodor Eicke, Commandant of the Dachau concentration camp, and his SS adjutant Michel Lippert visited Röhm.

79. 21 Their servile lives were spent in grovelling and cringing and toiling and running about like little dogs at the behest of their numerous masters.

80. At least partly at his behest, on February 25th the Supreme Court disqualified Mr Sharif and his brother, Shahbaz, Punjab’s chief minister, from holding public office.