Bestride

  • 21bestride — be•stride [[t]bɪˈstraɪd[/t]] v. t. strode strid, strid•den strid, strid•ing. 1) to get or be astride of; straddle 2) to tower over; dominate 3) to step over with long strides • Etymology: bef. 1000 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 22bestride — be|stri|de vb., r, bestred, bestridt el. bestredet; sagsøgte bestrider at have kørt bilen; hun bestred jobbet som salgschef i 10 år …

    Dansk ordbog

  • 23bestride — v.tr. (past bestrode; past part. bestridden) 1 sit astride on. 2 stand astride over. Etymology: OE bestridan …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 24bestride past tense bestrode — past participle bestridden /bI strIdn/ verb (T) literary to sit or stand on or over something with one leg on each side of it …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25Bestrid — Bestride Be*stride , v. t. [imp. {Bestrode}, (Obs. or R.) {Bestrid}; p. p. {Bestridden}, {Bestrid}, {Bestrode}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bestriding}.] [AS. bestr[=i]dan; pref. be + str[=i]dan to stride.] 1. To stand or sit with anything between the legs …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 26Bestrid — Bestride Be*stride , v. t. [imp. {Bestrode}, (Obs. or R.) {Bestrid}; p. p. {Bestridden}, {Bestrid}, {Bestrode}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bestriding}.] [AS. bestr[=i]dan; pref. be + str[=i]dan to stride.] 1. To stand or sit with anything between the legs …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 27Bestridden — Bestride Be*stride , v. t. [imp. {Bestrode}, (Obs. or R.) {Bestrid}; p. p. {Bestridden}, {Bestrid}, {Bestrode}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bestriding}.] [AS. bestr[=i]dan; pref. be + str[=i]dan to stride.] 1. To stand or sit with anything between the legs …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 28Bestriding — Bestride Be*stride , v. t. [imp. {Bestrode}, (Obs. or R.) {Bestrid}; p. p. {Bestridden}, {Bestrid}, {Bestrode}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bestriding}.] [AS. bestr[=i]dan; pref. be + str[=i]dan to stride.] 1. To stand or sit with anything between the legs …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 29Bestrode — Bestride Be*stride , v. t. [imp. {Bestrode}, (Obs. or R.) {Bestrid}; p. p. {Bestridden}, {Bestrid}, {Bestrode}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bestriding}.] [AS. bestr[=i]dan; pref. be + str[=i]dan to stride.] 1. To stand or sit with anything between the legs …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 30Bestrode — Bestride Be*stride , v. t. [imp. {Bestrode}, (Obs. or R.) {Bestrid}; p. p. {Bestridden}, {Bestrid}, {Bestrode}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bestriding}.] [AS. bestr[=i]dan; pref. be + str[=i]dan to stride.] 1. To stand or sit with anything between the legs …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English