How to spell beast

Beast is spelled B-E-A-S-T.

hear itbeast/bist/nounLong vowels

What it means: A large, often dangerous animal.

In a sentence: The beast roared loudly in the jungle.

Same family: beastly, beastlike, beastliness, monster, brute. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Beast” comes from Old French *beste* and Latin *bestia*, originally referring to animals in general. Over time in English, it gained a figurative meaning for a cruel or brutal person, which is how it’s often used today in literature and criticism.

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