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Meaning of "betide" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BETIDE

See be-, tide².
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BETIDE

betide  [bɪˈtaɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BETIDE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Betide is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb betide in English.

WHAT DOES BETIDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of betide in the English dictionary

The definition of betide in the dictionary is to happen or happen to; befall (often in the phrase woe betide (someone)).


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BETIDE

PRESENT

Present
I betide
you betide
he/she/it betides
we betide
you betide
they betide
Present continuous
I am betiding
you are betiding
he/she/it is betiding
we are betiding
you are betiding
they are betiding
Present perfect
I have betided
you have betided
he/she/it has betided
we have betided
you have betided
they have betided
Present perfect continuous
I have been betiding
you have been betiding
he/she/it has been betiding
we have been betiding
you have been betiding
they have been betiding
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I betided
you betided
he/she/it betided
we betided
you betided
they betided
Past continuous
I was betiding
you were betiding
he/she/it was betiding
we were betiding
you were betiding
they were betiding
Past perfect
I had betided
you had betided
he/she/it had betided
we had betided
you had betided
they had betided
Past perfect continuous
I had been betiding
you had been betiding
he/she/it had been betiding
we had been betiding
you had been betiding
they had been betiding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will betide
you will betide
he/she/it will betide
we will betide
you will betide
they will betide
Future continuous
I will be betiding
you will be betiding
he/she/it will be betiding
we will be betiding
you will be betiding
they will be betiding
Future perfect
I will have betided
you will have betided
he/she/it will have betided
we will have betided
you will have betided
they will have betided
Future perfect continuous
I will have been betiding
you will have been betiding
he/she/it will have been betiding
we will have been betiding
you will have been betiding
they will have been betiding
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would betide
you would betide
he/she/it would betide
we would betide
you would betide
they would betide
Conditional continuous
I would be betiding
you would be betiding
he/she/it would be betiding
we would be betiding
you would be betiding
they would be betiding
Conditional perfect
I would have betide
you would have betide
he/she/it would have betide
we would have betide
you would have betide
they would have betide
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been betiding
you would have been betiding
he/she/it would have been betiding
we would have been betiding
you would have been betiding
they would have been betiding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you betide
we let´s betide
you betide
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to betide
Past participle
betided
Present Participle
betiding
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BETIDE


Christmastide
ˈkrɪsməsˌtaɪd
dinucleotide
daɪˈnjuːklɪəˌtaɪd
dipeptide
daɪˈpɛptaɪd
Eastertide
ˈiːstəˌtaɪd
eventide
ˈiːvənˌtaɪd
glycopeptide
ˌɡlaɪkəʊˈpeptaɪd
index-tied
ˌɪndɛksˈtaɪd
neuropeptide
ˌnjʊərəʊˈpɛptaɪd
nucleotide
ˈnjuːklɪəˌtaɪd
oligonucleotide
ˌɒlɪɡəʊˈnjuːklɪəˌtaɪd
oligopeptide
ˌɒlɪɡəʊˈpɛptaɪd
pentapeptide
ˌpɛntəˈpɛptaɪd
peptide
ˈpɛptaɪd
polypeptide
ˌpɒlɪˈpɛptaɪd
ribonucleotide
ˌraɪbəʊˈnjuːklɪəˌtaɪd
riptide
ˈrɪpˌtaɪd
springtide
ˈsprɪŋˌtaɪd
tide
taɪd
tied
taɪd
Yuletide
ˈjuːltaɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BETIDE

bethink
Bethlehem
Bethmann Hollweg
bethorn
bethought
bethrall
Bethsaida
bethumb
bethump
bethwack
betime
betimes
betitle
Betjeman
betoil
betoken
beton
betonies
betony
betook

WORDS THAT END LIKE BETIDE

bastide
ebb tide
flood tide
half-tide
high tide
low tide
neap tide
noontide
octapeptide
phosphatide
polynucleotide
red tide
Shrovetide
spring tide
swim against the tide
swim with the tide
trinucleotide
turn the tide
Whitsuntide
wintertide

Synonyms and antonyms of betide in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BETIDE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «betide» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of betide

Translation of «betide» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BETIDE

Find out the translation of betide to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of betide from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «betide» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

betide
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

betide
570 millions of speakers

English

betide
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

betide
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

betide
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

постигнет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

betide
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘটা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

betide
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Betide
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

geschehen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

降り懸かる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

betide
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Betide
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

betide
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நேரிடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Betide
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

betide
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

accadere a
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

betide
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спіткає
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

amar de
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

betide
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wee
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

betide
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

betide
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of betide

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BETIDE»

The term «betide» is regularly used and occupies the 67.481 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BETIDE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «betide» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «betide» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about betide

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «BETIDE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word betide.
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Jeff Beck
I cherish my privacy, and woe betide anyone who tries to interfere with that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BETIDE»

Discover the use of betide in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to betide and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Whate'er Betide
So, in 1930, in the middle of a severe drought and at the start of the Great Depression, she married Sam and left for Montana. Whenever Millie became afraid she hummed Be not dismayed whate'er betide. God will take care of you.
Esther Allen Peterson, 2008
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Shakspeare's Dramatic Works: With Explanatory Notes
I was never so bethumpt with words Betid to any creature in the vessel — And let them tell the tales of woeful age's, long ago betid * — Neither know I what is betid to Cloten Betide. A salve for any sore that may betide — Ill rest betide the ...
William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough, Fenton John Anthony Hort, 1790
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London encyclopaedia; or, Universal dictionary of science, ...
Only be patient, till we have The multitude betide themselves with fear. You are too wilful blame, And, since your coming here, have done Enough to put him quite betide his patience. Beside the hearse a fruitful palm-tree grows, Ennobled  ...
Thomas Tegg, 1829
4
Lent for Everyone: Luke, Year C: A Daily Devotional
I 24'But woe betide you rich: you've had your comfort! 25'Woe betide you if you're full today: you'll go hungry! Zb'Woe betide you if you're laughing today: you'll be mourning and weeping! 27'Woe betide you when everyone speaks well of you: ...
N. T. Wright, 2012
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Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of ...
comprising the twofold advantage of a philosophical and an alphabetical arrangement, with appropriate engravings Samuel Taylor Coleridge Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose. BETH- ULIA. BETIDE. BETIDE. BETOKEN.
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845
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Dramatic works with explanatory notes. A new ed., to which ...
5 - Neither stnow 1 what is betid to Cloten - - Cjmbtlirlti 4' Betide. A salve for any sore that may betide - - 3 Henry -vi- 4, - lll rest betide the chamber where thou lyesi - Richard iii. 1 - If he were dead, what would betide of me - - Ibid. 1 - And so  ...
William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough, 1790
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Lovell's Progressive Readers, No. 4: A Series of Interesting ...
... Supplying the Means of Copious Practice on Rhetorical Pause, Inflection and Emphasis, Together with an Explanatory Index John Epy Lovell. Oh, then, be a man, and whatever betide, Keep truth thy companion, and honor thy guide!
John Epy Lovell, 1857
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An Index to the Remarkable Passages and Words Made Use of by ...
4 3 Betide. A salve for any sore that may betide . - 3 Henry vi. 4 6 - lll rest betide the chamber where thou lyest - - Richard iii. I 2 -—— If he were dead, what would betide of me - - I bid. I 3 — And so betide to me, as well I tender you and all of ...
Samuel Ayscough, 1827
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An Index to the Remarkable Passages and Words Made Use of by ...
A salve for any fore that may betide — Ill rest betide the chamber where thou lyest - — If be were dead, what would betide of me — Aad so betide to me, as well I tender you and all of yours — O, no* help, or woe betide thee evermore ...
Samuel Ayscough, 1791
10
Maria Maddalena De' Pazzi: Selected Revelations
And woe betide, woe betide, thousand times woe betide those who make themselves unable to give these fruits which live in these gardens. And woe betide, even more woe betide those who will not betake themselves to this city of Jerusalem.
Saint Maria Maddalena De' Pazzi, Armando Maggi, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BETIDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term betide is used in the context of the following news items.
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Woe Betide! Service Disruptions This Week On The B, F & Q Lines
Below you'll find early week Sheepshead Bay subway changes on the B, F and Q lines in Brooklyn. Check back later this week to see what's ... «Sheepshead Bites, Jul 15»
2
How to fix the problems with Splatoon
Well, tough lucky, buddy, you're stuck with your decision for another game, and woe betide you should you make that same mistake again. «God is a Geek, Jul 15»
3
Squib Title Settled in Howth After Three–Way Tie
Woe betide anyone who thinks that grey (or no) hair indicates an easy crew to pass. Such was the quality of the fleet that one previous ... «Afloat, Jul 15»
4
Inside story: Time to sober up
... house ("woe betide anyone who messed up my cushions") who lunched with the girls in a restaurant and had Friday afternoon wines with the ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
5
Eight reasons to turn the tables on hot-desking
But woe betide the employer that follows this model slavishly without having first given a great deal of thought to shaping that flexibility to its ... «PersonnelToday.com, Jul 15»
6
10 Things... Everyone Should Know Before A GAA Match
Fair enough, you might be waiting to roar HON GALWAY/CORK/KILKENNY at the top of your lungs, but woe betide if you're caught on camera not belting out ... «Her.ie, Jul 15»
7
Shatta Wale blasts a fan over BET Awards
... Stonebwoy has been crowned the Best International Act at this year's BET, woe betide you if you ever remind him on his failure to be there. «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
8
Back from the future - again
(And woe betide any film that drags when Simmons is in the cast!) The biggest disappointment in what feels like a perfectly satisfactory ... «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jul 15»
9
Education union agrees to ACT government's revised pay deal for …
"We believe it will be very easy to demonstrate their value and woe betide any government that seeks to strip resources out of schools that been ... «The Canberra Times, Jul 15»
10
Denzil McDaniel opinion: Identity can divide us, or give us common …
And woe betide anyone who steps outside the stereotype. This was exemplified recently, when Sir James Galway from a Protestant flute band ... «Impartial Reporter, Jul 15»

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