bestrida

Swedish

be- +‎ strida

bestrida (present bestrider, preterite bestred, supine bestridit, imperative bestrid)

(especially law) to contest, to dispute, to deny
Han bestred anklagelserna
He denied the allegations
(somewhat formal) to cover, to defray (some expense)
Vi bestrider kostnaderna
We will cover the expenses
(formal) to carry out, to provide
bestrida undervisning
provide teaching

Conjugation of bestrida (class 1 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	bestrida		bestridas
Supine	bestridit		bestridits
Imperative	bestrid		—
Imper. plural¹	bestriden		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	bestrider	bestred	bestrids, bestrides	bestreds
Ind. plural¹	bestrida	bestredo	bestridas	bestredos
Subjunctive²	bestride	bestrede	bestrides	bestredes
	Participles
Present participle	bestridande
Past participle	bestriden, bestridd
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.