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   betide

   /bɪˈtʌɪd/

   verb

   • 1. happen: literary "I waited with beating heart, not knowing what would betide"
   • ▪ happen to (someone): literary "she was trembling with fear lest worse might betide her"

   Word Origin Middle English: from be- (as an intensifier) + obsolete tide ‘befall’, from Old English tīdan ‘happen’, from tīd (see tide).

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   What does betide mean?

   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of BETIDE is to happen especially as if by fate. How to use betide in a sentence.

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   What does woe betide mean?

   • Drag the correct answer into the box. any plant of the genus Incarvillea, native to China , of which some species are grown as garden or greenhouse plants for their large usually carmine-coloured trumpet-shaped flowers, esp I. delavayi: family Bignoniaceae To happen or happen to; befall (often in the phrase woe betide (someone))....

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   What does 'woe betide all who Date my Sister' mean?

   • This is an old-fashioned word for things happening, especially uncertain or negative things. This word often appears with woe as in "Woe betide all who date my sister!" Which means, basically, something bad will happen to you if you date her.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBETIDE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Betide is a literary verb that means to happen to someone. It is often used with the phrase "woe betide" to express a warning or a threat. See how to use betide in sentences and find synonyms for it.

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     betide definicja: 1. to happen (to someone) 2. to happen (to...

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   • Betide in Traditional Chinese

     BETIDE translate: 發生. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     BETIDE translate: 发生. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   The meaning of BETIDE is to happen especially as if by fate. How to use betide in a sentence. to happen especially as if by fate; to happen to : befall —used chiefly in the phrase woe betide…

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   When something betides you, it happens to you. Betide is a literary way of saying “happen,” like in this quote from Jane Austin’s Persuasion, “Woe betide him, and her too, when it comes to things of consequence….”

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   Betide is a literary verb that means to happen to someone, often with a negative or ominous implication. Learn how to use it in sentences, see synonyms and contrast with befall, and explore its origin and usage in literature.

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   Betide means to happen or happen to; befall. It is often used in the phrase woe betide, meaning a warning or a threat. Learn more about its word origin, usage, and related terms.

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   Betide definition: to happen to; come to; befall. See examples of BETIDE used in a sentence.

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