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  2. verb [ T ] formal uk / bɪˈstraɪd / us / bɪˈstraɪd / bestrode | bestridden. Add to word list. to sit or stand with a leg on either side of an object or animal: He bestrode the chair as though it were a horse. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Boarding and alighting from modes of transport. aboard. board. climb. debark. deplane.

  3. 1 day ago · bestride in American English. (bɪˈstraid) transitive verb Word forms: -strode or -strid, -stridden or -strid, -striding. 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.

  4. To bestride something means to be the most powerful and important person or thing in it. [literary] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'bestride' British English: bɪstraɪd American English: bɪstraɪd. More. Conjugations of 'bestride' present simple: I bestride, you bestride [...] past simple: I bestrode or bestrid, you bestrode or bestrid [...]

  5. Definition of bestride verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. 6 days ago · bestride (third-person singular simple present bestrides, present participle bestriding, simple past bestrode, past participle bestrode or bestridden or bestrid) ( transitive ) To be astride something, to stand over or sit on with legs on either side, especially to sit on a horse.

  7. bestride. Other forms: bestrode; bestriding; bestrides; bestridden; bestrid; bestrided. Definitions of bestride. verb. get up on the back of. synonyms: climb on, get on, hop on, jump on, mount, mount up. see more.

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