bestride
verb/bɪˈstraɪd/
/bɪˈstraɪd/
(literary)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they bestride | /bɪˈstraɪd/ /bɪˈstraɪd/ |
| he / she / it bestrides | /bɪˈstraɪdz/ /bɪˈstraɪdz/ |
| past simple bestrode | /bɪˈstrəʊd/ /bɪˈstrəʊd/ |
| -ing form bestriding | /bɪˈstraɪdɪŋ/ /bɪˈstraɪdɪŋ/ |
- bestride something to sit with one leg on either side of something
- He bestrode his horse.
Word OriginOld English bestrīdan (see be-, stride).Definitions on the go
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