Bestride
1Bestride — Be*stride , v. t. [imp. {Bestrode}, (Obs. or R.) {Bestrid}; p. p. {Bestridden}, {Bestrid}, {Bestrode}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bestriding}.] [AS. bestr[=i]dan; pref. be + str[=i]dan to stride.] 1. To stand or sit with anything between the legs, or with… …
2bestride — (v.) O.E. bestridan to bestride, mount, from BE (Cf. be ) + stridan to stride (see STRIDE (Cf. stride)). Cf. M.Du. bestryden …
3bestride — ► VERB (past bestrode; past part. bestridden) ▪ stand astride over; span or straddle …
4bestride — [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 …
5bestride — UK [bɪˈstraɪd] / US verb [transitive] Word forms bestride : present tense I/you/we/they bestride he/she/it bestrides present participle bestriding past tense bestrode UK [bɪˈstrəʊd] / US [bɪˈstroʊd] past participle bestridden UK [bɪˈstrɪd(ə)n] /… …
6bestride — [[t]bɪstra͟ɪd[/t]] bestrides, bestriding, bestrode, bestridden VERB To bestride something means to be the most powerful and important person or thing in it. [LITERARY] [V n] IBM bestrode the industry, accounting for 38% of the industry s revenues …
7bestride — /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,… …
8bestride — transitive verb (bestrode; bestridden; bestriding) Date: before 12th century 1. to ride, sit, or stand astride ; straddle 2. to tower over ; dominate < the bloated bureaucracy that bestrides us all Edward Ney …
9bestride — /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… …
10bestride — verb To be astride something, to sit on with legs on either side, especially to sit on a horse …
