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 part. bestridden) ▪ stand astride over; span or straddle … English terms dictionary
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 — 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] /… … English dictionary
bestride — [[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 … English 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 — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
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 — verb To be astride something, to sit on with legs on either side, especially to sit on a horse … Wiktionary
bestride — Synonyms and related words: abut on, arch over, back, be based on, bear on, bestraddle, board, bridge, bypass, clear, climb on, command, cross, dictate, dominate, extend over, ford, get ahead of, get in, get on, go aboard, go across, go by, go on … Moby Thesaurus
