besort

B3E1S1O1R1T1
/bɪˈsɔː(ɹ)t/

verb

To suit; fit; become.

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Meanings

verbbesort (third-person singular simple present besorts, present participle besorting, simple past and past participle besorted)

present singular third person besorts · participle present besorting · participle past besorted · past besorted

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo suit; fit; become.

    such men as may besort your age

    c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iv]
nounbesort (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableSomething fitting or appropriate; suitable company, associates, or attendants.

    With such accommodation and besort / As levels with her breeding.

    c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]

Origin

From be- + sort.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

strobesorbetStoberbosterOberts
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APA

besort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/besort

MLA

“besort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/besort. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “besort,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/besort.

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