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   Be·stride

   /bəˈstrīd/

   

   verb

   • 1. stand astride over; span or straddle: "he bestrode me, defending my prone body" Similar straddlebestraddlesit/stand astridemountget onget astridehop ontoextend acrossstraddlelie on both sides ofspanbridge
   • ▪ sit astride on: "he bestrode his horse with the easy grace of a born horseman"

   Word Origin Old Englishbestrīdan (see be-, stride).

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   What does bestride mean?

   • 跨騎著, 橫跨在…之上… 跨骑着, 横跨在…之上… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! BESTRIDE meaning: 1. to sit or stand with a leg on either side of an object or animal: 2. to sit or stand with a leg….

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   What does bestriding mean?

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

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   What does bestrode mean?

   • to stand or sit with one leg on each side of (something): She bestrode her horse. dominate: The colossal monument bestrode the ancient harbor. be•stride (bi strīd′ ), v.t., -strode or -strid, -strid•den or -strid, -strid•ing. have or place the legs on both sides of. to step over or across with long strides. dominate.

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   What is the plural of bestride?

   • bestrides; bestrode /- ˈstroʊd/ ; /bɪ ˈstroʊd/; bestridden /- ˈstrɪdn̩/ ; /bɪ ˈstrɪdn̩/; bestriding the time when the Roman Empire bestrode the world [=had great power over the world] What are the plural forms of check-in, passerby, and spoonful? : provisions [plural] : a supply of food and other things that are needed

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   BESTRIDE meaning: 1. to sit or stand with a leg on either side of an object or animal: 2. to sit or stand with a leg…. Learn more.

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

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

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   verb. bestridden, bestrides, bestriding, bestrode. To sit or stand on with the legs astride; straddle. American Heritage. To sit on, mount, or stand over with a leg on each side; straddle. Webster's New World. To dominate by position; tower over. American Heritage. To stride over or across. Webster's New World. To step or stride across.

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   May 6, 2024 · 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. Synonym: straddle. ( transitive) To stride over, or across.

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   to stand or sit with one leg on each side of (something): She bestrode her horse. to tower over; dominate: The colossal monument bestrode the ancient harbor. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024. be•stride (bi strīd′ ), v.t., -strode or -strid, -strid•den or -strid, -strid•ing.

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of BESTRIDE. [+ object] literary. : to sit or stand with one leg on either side of (something) : straddle. a giant that bestrode the river. — often used figuratively. the time when the Roman Empire bestrode the world [=had great power over the world] BESTRIDE meaning: to sit or stand with one leg on either ...