BESTRIDE


Meaning of BESTRIDE in English

v.

Pronunciation: bi- ' str ī d, b ē -

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: -strode \ - ' str ō d \ ; -strid · den \ - ' stri-d ə n \ ; -strid · ing \ - ' str ī -di ŋ \

Date: before 12th century

1 : to ride, sit, or stand astride : STRADDLE

2 : to tower over : DOMINATE <the bloated bureaucracy that bestride s us all ― Edward Ney>

3 archaic : to stride across

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.