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be strid
be·stride
/
bɪˈstraɪd
/
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bih-
strahyd
]
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verb (used with object),
be·strode
or
be·strid,
be·strid·den
or
be·strid,
be·strid·ing.
1.
to get or be astride of; have or place the legs on both sides of.
2.
to step over or across with long strides.
3.
to stand or tower over; dominate.
Origin:
before 1000;
Middle English
bestriden,
Old English
bestrīdan.
See
be-
,
stride
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bestride
(bɪˈstraɪd)
—
vb
,
archaic
archaic
-strides
,
-striding
,
-strode
,
-strid
,
-stridden
,
-strid
1.
to have or put a leg on either side of
2.
to extend across; span
3.
to stride over or across
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
bestride
O.E. bestridan "to bestride, mount," from
be-
+ stridan "to stride" (see
stride
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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