- bestrídan
- sv/t1 3rd pres bestrídeþ past bestrád/bestridon ptp bestriden to bestride, mount
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bestrídan
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bestride — /bi struyd /, v.t., bestrode or bestrid, bestridden or bestrid, bestriding. 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. [bef. 1000; ME… … Universalium
bestride — (v.) O.E. bestridan to bestride, mount, from BE (Cf. be ) + stridan to stride (see STRIDE (Cf. stride)). Cf. M.Du. bestryden … Etymology dictionary
bestride — verb (past bestrode; past participle bestridden) span or straddle. Origin OE bestrīdan (see be , stride) … English new terms dictionary
bestride — /bəˈstraɪd/ (say buh struyd), /bi / (say bee ) verb (t) (bestrode or bestrid, bestridden, bestriding) 1. to get or be astride of; spread the legs on both sides of. 2. to step over or across. {Middle English bestride(n), Old English bestrīdan,… …
bestride — [bē strīd′, bistrīd′] vt. bestrode [bestrōd′] bestridden [bestrid′ n] bestriding [ME bistriden < OE bestridan: see BE & STRIDE] 1. to sit on, mount, or stand over with a leg on each side; straddle 2. Archaic to stride over or across … English World dictionary
bestride — v.tr. (past bestrode; past part. bestridden) 1 sit astride on. 2 stand astride over. Etymology: OE bestridan … Useful english dictionary
be|stride — «bih STRYD», transitive verb, strode or strid, strid|den or strid, strid|ing. 1. to get on, sit on, or stand over (something) with one leg on each side; … Useful english dictionary
