behest

Speech parts

1. behest - Noun

2. behest - Verb

Meaning

That which is willed or ordered; a command; a mandate; an injunction.

A vow; a promise.

To vow.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fiat will order law word action rule act call direction application charge command demand request
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Antonyms

opposition request answer ban rejection refusal
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Hypernyms

command bid bidding dictation

Phrases with the word

at the behest of

Anagrams

Betesh Thebes

Examples

Alessandro Catena's hyper-realistic pencil portrait of Aaron Paul's Jesse Pinkman is a throwback to season 3 when Walter and the aforementioned dealer commenced cooking up a storm at Gus Fring's behest. Source: Internet

And many critics contend that recent service cuts by the U.S. Postal Service at the behest of new Postmaster General (and Trump donor) Louis DeJoy seem calculated to slow delivery of mail-in ballots. Source: Internet

After the death of Melville's father in 1832 his mother added an "e" to the family surname—seemingly at the behest of her son Gansevoort. Source: Internet

At Morph 's behest, she contacted Thor and the Asgardians to help them against the Vi-Locks, a race of beings infected with the techno-organic virus. Source: Internet

At the behest of his court, Diocletian acceded to demands for universal persecution. Source: Internet

But in 1993, when she was 65 and the widow of Stephen E. Smith, the Kennedy family’s troubleshooter and financial adviser, Ms. Smith was named ambassador to Dublin by President Bill Clinton at the behest of her brother Edward, known as Teddy. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

behenic acid behenji behentrimonium chloride behete behew behierite