betide
pronunciation
How to pronounce betide in British English:
UK [bɪˈtaɪd]
How to pronounce betide in American English:
US [bɪˈtaɪd]
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- Verb:
- become of; happen to
Word Origin
- betide (v.)
- "to happen, befall," late 12c., from be- + tiden "to happen" (see tide).
Example
- 1. Such omens betide no good .
- 2. Woe betide any company that misses its quarterly earnings target .
- 3. Mournful that no new wonder may betide .
- 4. Woe betide the candidate who fails to recognise the urgency of this simulated crisis .
- 5. And woe betide him if any of its contents should turn out to be inaccurate .