bestride

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English bestriden, from Old English bestrīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *bistrīdan; equivalent to be- +‎ stride. Compare Dutch bestrijden, German bestreiten. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /bɪˈstɹaɪd/, /bəˈstɹaɪd/ Rhymes: -aɪd === Verb === 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. (transitive, figuratively) To dominate. ==== Translations ==== === References === “bestride”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === bedrites, bistered, breedist, debrites, redebits == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === bestri === Etymology === From Middle Low German bestriden. === Verb === bestride (imperative bestrid, present tense bestrider, simple past bestred or bestrei or bestridde, past participle bestridd or bestridt, present participle bestridende) to contest or dispute (something) ==== Derived terms ==== ubestridt === References === “bestride” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beˈstriː.de/ IPA(key): /beˈstri.de/ === Verb === bestrīde inflection of bestrīdan: first-person singular present indicative singular present subjunctive === Verb === bestride inflection of bestrīdan: second-person singular preterite indicative singular preterite subjunctive