bestride
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bestride
- /bɪˈstɹaɪd/ US
- /bəˈstɹaɪd/ US
Rhymes with -aɪd
Where it comes from
From Middle English bestriden, from Old English bestrīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *bistrīdan; equivalent to be- + stride. Compare Dutch bestrijden, German bestreiten.
verb bestrides · bestriding · bestrode · bestridden · bestrid
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To be astride something, to stand over or sit on with legs on either side, especially to sit on a horse.
& thou were the truest frende to thy louar that euer bestrade hors
"And thou were the truest friend to thy lover that ever bestrad horse"
Similar: straddle
- To stride over, or across.
- To dominate. Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world / Like a Colossus[…].
Translations
Every language
verb to sit with legs on both sides of something
| Español | ahorcajarse |
|---|---|
| Français | chevaucher |
| Deutsch | rittlings sitzen |
| Italiano | cavalcare |
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