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bestride

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
bestride /bɪˈstraɪd/ verb
bestrides; bestrode /-ˈstroʊd/ ; /bɪˈstroʊd/; bestridden /-ˈstrɪdn̩/ ; /bɪˈstrɪdn̩/; bestriding
bestride
/bɪˈstraɪd/
verb
bestrides; bestrode /-ˈstroʊd/ ; /bɪˈstroʊd/; bestridden /-ˈstrɪdn̩/ ; /bɪˈstrɪdn̩/; bestriding
Learner's definition of BESTRIDE
[+ object] literary
: to sit or stand with one leg on either side of (something) : straddle骑;跨
often used figuratively常用作比喻
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bestride

verb

be·​stride bi-ˈstrīd How to pronounce bestride (audio)
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bestrode bi-ˈstrōd How to pronounce bestride (audio)
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; bestridden bi-ˈstri-dᵊn How to pronounce bestride (audio)
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; bestriding bi-ˈstrī-diŋ How to pronounce bestride (audio)
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transitive verb

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

Example Sentences

a giant that bestrode the river
Recent Examples on the Web His book is an attempt at redeeming a career wrecked by Robert Mueller’s prosecutors, who portrayed him as one of the most corrupt characters to ever bestride Washington. Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2022 With the new Gilded Age now fully in swing, we are ruled by a class of philosopher kings who bestride the business and political worlds. Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2022 The alternative is to continue to bestride both systems and accept the consequence that trust—arguably the most important attribute of a communication tool like Zoom—is at the mercy of the Chinese Communist Party. The Economist, 20 June 2020 The offices are spooky-minimalist, and a colossal statue of a little girl bestrides the campus, her eyes glassy and piercing like a nightmare doll’s. James Poniewozik, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020 His father spent years on the run and three uncles were sent to labour camps for opposing the dictatorship of Mathieu Kérékou, one of dozens of autocrats who bestrode Africa in the 1970s and 1980s. The Economist, 5 Mar. 2020 In Riyadh, Mohammed bin Salman bestrode the stage as a great modernizer. Josef Joffe, WSJ, 27 Jan. 2020 For a generation, Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani bestrode the Middle East spreading terror and death. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2020 The tech sector today bestrides the U.S. economy like a colossus. Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bestride was before the 12th century
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