betide
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be·tide
(bĭ-tīd′)v. be·tid·ed, be·tid·ing, be·tides
v.tr.
To happen to. Used chiefly in the phrase woe betide. See Synonyms at happen.
v.intr.
To take place; befall.
[Middle English bitiden : bi-, be- + tiden, to happen (from Old English tīdan; see tide2).]
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betide
(bɪˈtaɪd)vb
to happen or happen to; befall (often in the phrase woe betide (someone))
[C13: see be-, tide2]
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be•tide
(bɪˈtaɪd)v. -tid•ed, -tid•ing. v.t.
1. to happen to; befall: Woe betide the villain!
v.i. 2. to happen.
[1125–75; Middle English]
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betide
Past participle: betided
Gerund: betiding
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Verb | 1. | betide - become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" |
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betide
verb happen, chance, occur, take place, overtake, ensue, crop up (informal), transpire (informal), befall, come to pass, supervene, bechance Woe betide anyone who got in his way.
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