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    bestride
    /bɪˈstrʌɪd/

    verb

    • 1. stand astride over; straddle: "he bestrode me, defending my prone body" Similar straddlebestraddlesit/stand astridemount
    • 2. dominate: "he bestrides Alberta politics today" Similar dominatetower overbe the most important person in

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bestridBestride Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to ride, sit, or stand astride : straddle. 2. : to tower over : dominate. the bloated bureaucracy that bestrides us all Edward Ney. 3. archaic : to stride across. Examples of bestride in a Sentence. a giant that bestrode the river.

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

    BESTRIDE definition: 1. to sit or stand with a leg on either side of an object or animal: 2. to sit or stand with a leg…. Learn more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBESTRIDE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    BESTRIDE meaning: 1. to sit or stand with a leg on either side of an object or animal: 2. to sit or stand with a leg…. Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBESTRIDE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    To bestride something means to be the most powerful and important person or thing in it.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › bestridBESTRIDE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Bestride definition: to get or be astride of; have or place the legs on both sides of.. See examples of BESTRIDE used in a sentence.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › bestridBestride - definition of bestride by The Free Dictionary

    1. To sit or stand on with the legs astride; straddle. 2. To dominate by position; tower over: "Hitler's ghost, the specter that ... bestrides mid-twentieth-century history" (Economist). 3. Archaic To step or stride across. [Middle English bistriden, from Old English bestrīdan : be-, be- + strīdan, to mount a horse; see stride .]

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › bestridBestride - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    bestride. Other forms: bestrode; bestriding; bestrides; bestridden; bestrid; bestrided. Definitions of bestride. verb. get up on the back of. synonyms: climb on, get on, hop on, jump on, mount, mount up. see more.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › bestridebestride - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · 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 ...

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionbestride verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of bestride verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.wordreference.com › definition › bestridebestride - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    to have or put a leg on either side of. to extend across; span. to stride over or across. 'bestride' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): bestraddle - overstride. Synonyms: ride, mount, straddle, sit astride, dominate, more... Forum discussions with the word (s) "bestride" in the title: bestride.