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be·tide

 (bĭ-tīd′)
v. be·tid·ed, be·tid·ing, be·tides
v.tr.
To happen to. Used chiefly in the phrase woe betide. See Synonyms at happen.
v.intr.
To take place; befall.
[Middle English bitiden : bi-, be- + tiden, to happen (from Old English tīdan; see tide2).]
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betide

(bɪˈtaɪd)
vb
to happen or happen to; befall (often in the phrase woe betide (someone))
[C13: see be-, tide2]
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be•tide

(bɪˈtaɪd)

v. -tid•ed, -tid•ing. v.t.
1. to happen to; befall: Woe betide the villain!
v.i.
2. to happen.
[1125–75; Middle English]
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betide


Past participle: betided
Gerund: betiding

Imperative
betide
betide
Present
I betide
you betide
he/she/it betides
we betide
you betide
they betide
Preterite
I betided
you betided
he/she/it betided
we betided
you betided
they betided
Present Continuous
I am betiding
you are betiding
he/she/it is betiding
we are betiding
you are betiding
they are betiding
Present Perfect
I have betided
you have betided
he/she/it has betided
we have betided
you have betided
they have betided
Past Continuous
I was betiding
you were betiding
he/she/it was betiding
we were betiding
you were betiding
they were betiding
Past Perfect
I had betided
you had betided
he/she/it had betided
we had betided
you had betided
they had betided
Future
I will betide
you will betide
he/she/it will betide
we will betide
you will betide
they will betide
Future Perfect
I will have betided
you will have betided
he/she/it will have betided
we will have betided
you will have betided
they will have betided
Future Continuous
I will be betiding
you will be betiding
he/she/it will be betiding
we will be betiding
you will be betiding
they will be betiding
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been betiding
you have been betiding
he/she/it has been betiding
we have been betiding
you have been betiding
they have been betiding
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been betiding
you will have been betiding
he/she/it will have been betiding
we will have been betiding
you will have been betiding
they will have been betiding
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been betiding
you had been betiding
he/she/it had been betiding
we had been betiding
you had been betiding
they had been betiding
Conditional
I would betide
you would betide
he/she/it would betide
we would betide
you would betide
they would betide
Past Conditional
I would have betided
you would have betided
he/she/it would have betided
we would have betided
you would have betided
they would have betided
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.betide - become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?"
bechance, befall
hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

betide

verb happen, chance, occur, take place, overtake, ensue, crop up (informal), transpire (informal), befall, come to pass, supervene, bechance Woe betide anyone who got in his way.
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betide

verb
1. To happen to one:
befall, come.
2. To take place:
befall, come, come about, come off, develop, hap, happen, occur, pass, transpire.
Idiom: come to pass.
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Translations

betide

[bɪˈtaɪd] (liter)
A. VT → acontecer
see also woe
B. VI → acontecer
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betide

[bɪˈtaɪd] vt
woe betide → malheur à
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

betide

vi → geschehen; whatever (may) betide → was immer auch geschehen mag (geh)
vt → geschehen (+dat) ? woe
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There are no longer divided counsels among the gods; Juno has brought them to her own mind, and woe betides the Trojans."
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There must be no halting; every one must be at his or her post; and woe betides them who hear not this morning summons to the field; for if they are not awakened by the sense of hearing, they are by the sense of feeling: no age nor sex finds any favor.
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Whatever betides, whatever new ties you may form, whatever changes may come between us, I shall always look to you, and love you, as I do now, and have always done.
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