tide

tide

periodic rise and fall of the ocean: High tide is at 6:03 p.m.; a current, tendency, or drift, as of events: A tide of fear could lead to war.

Not to be confused with:

tied – bound, fastened, or attached with a rope or string drawn together and knotted: He tied the package securely.

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tide ¹

 (tīd)

n.

1.

a. The periodic variation in the surface level of the oceans and of bays, gulfs, inlets, and estuaries, caused by gravitational attraction of the moon and sun.

b. A specific occurrence of such a variation: awaiting the next high tide.

c. Flood tide.

2. Tidal force.

3.

a. Something that increases, decreases, or fluctuates like the waters of the tide: a rising tide of skepticism; the shifting tide of the battle.

b. A large amount or number moving or occurring in a mass: an incoming tide of immigrants; a tide of angry letters.

c. A surge of emotion: felt an irresistible tide of sympathy for the defendant. See Synonyms at flow.

4. A time or season. Often used in combination: eventide; Christmastide; Shrovetide.

5. A favorable occasion; an opportunity.

v. tid·ed, tid·ing, tides

v.intr.

1. To rise and fall like the tide.

2. Nautical To drift or ride with the tide: tided off the reef; tiding up the Hudson.

v.tr.

To carry along with the tide.

Phrasal Verb:

tide over

To support through a difficult period: I asked for $100 to tide me over till payday.

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[Middle English, from Old English tīd, division of time; see dā- in Indo-European roots.]

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tide ²

 (tīd)

intr.v. tid·ed, tid·ing, tides Archaic

To betide; befall.

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[Middle English tiden, from Old English tīdan; see dā- in Indo-European roots.]

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tide

(taɪd)

n

1. (Physical Geography) the cyclic rise and fall of sea level caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and moon. There are usually two high tides and two low tides in each lunar day. See also tide-generating force, neap tide, spring tide

2. (Physical Geography) the current, ebb, or flow of water at a specified place resulting from these changes in level: the tide is coming in.

3. (Physical Geography) See ebb³, flood³

4. a widespread tendency or movement: the tide of resentment against the government.

5. a critical point in time; turning point: the tide of his fortunes.

6. dialect Northern English a fair or holiday

7. (in combination) a season or time: Christmastide.

8. rare any body of mobile water, such as a stream

9. archaic a favourable opportunity

vb

10. to carry or be carried with or as if with the tide

11. (intr) to ebb and flow like the tide

[Old English tīd time; related to Old High German zīt, Old Norse tīthr time]

ˈtideless adj

ˈtideˌlike adj

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tide

(taɪd)

vb

(intr) archaic to happen

[Old English tīdan; related to Old Frisian tīdia to proceed to, Middle Low German tīden to hurry, Old Norse tītha to desire]

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tide¹

(taɪd)

n., v. tid•ed, tid•ing. n.

1. the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.

2. the inflow, outflow, or current of water at any given place resulting from the waves of tides.

3. flood tide.

4. a stream or current.

5. anything that alternately rises and falls, increases and decreases, etc.

6. tendency or drift, as of events.

7. a season or period (usu. used in combination): Eastertide; eventide.

8. Archaic. a suitable time or occasion.

v.i.

9. to flow as the tide.

10. to float or drift with the tide.

v.t.

11. to carry, as the tide does.

12. tide over, to assist in getting over a period of difficulty or distress.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English tīd time, hour, c. Old Saxon tīd, Old High German zīt, Old Norse tīth; akin to time]

tide²

(taɪd)

v.i. tid•ed, tid•ing. Archaic.

to happen or befall.

[before 1000; Middle English; Old English tīdan, akin to tīd time; see tide¹]

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tide

(tīd)

The regular rise and fall in the surface level of the Earth's oceans, seas, and bays caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and to a lesser extent the sun. See also ebb tide, flood tide, neap tide, spring tide.

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tide

• billow - The swell on the ocean produced by the wind, or on a river or estuary by the tide or wind.
• slack water, slack tide - Before any turn of the tide, there is a time of slack water or slack tide.
• happy as a clam - Originally happy-as-a-clam-at-full-tide; it may refer to the fact that when the tide is full, nobody is digging clams.
• tidy - Comes from tide, which in Old English meant "time period"; its original meaning was "timely, opportune."

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Tide

 a stream; a current of things or emotions.

Examples: tide of blood; of emigration, 1830; of emotions; of events; of feelings; of upright freedom, 1519; of popular prejudice, 1777; of sorrows, 1738.

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tide

Past participle: tided
Gerund: tiding

Imperative

tide

tide

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tide - the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon periodic event, recurrent event - an event that recurs at intervals high tide, high water, highwater - the tide when the water is highest low tide, low water - the lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide ebbtide - the tide while water is flowing out rising tide, flood tide, flood - the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide); "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare lee tide, leeward tide - a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing; "a leeward tide is dangerous for small boats" slack tide, slack water - the occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the (low) tide tidal current, tidal flow - the water current caused by the tides rip current, riptide - a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore undertide, undercurrent - a current below the surface of a fluid
	2.	tide - something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea); "a rising tide of popular interest" variation, fluctuation - an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
	3.	tide - there are usually two high and two low tides each day lunar time period period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
Verb	1.	tide - rise or move forward; "surging waves" surge course, flow, run, feed - move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" ebb, ebb away, ebb down, ebb off, ebb out - flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon"
	2.	tide - cause to float with the tide float - set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond" bridge over, tide over, keep going - suffice for a period between two points; "This money will keep us going for another year"
	3.	tide - be carried with the tide be adrift, drift, float, blow - be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

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tide

noun

1. current, flow, stream, course, ebb, undertow, tideway They used to sail with the tide.

2. course, direction, trend, current, movement, tendency, drift They talked of reversing the tide of events.

tide someone over keep you going, see you through, keep the wolf from the door, keep your head above water, bridge the gap for He wanted to borrow some money to tide him over.

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tide

noun

Something suggestive of running water:

current, drift, flood, flow, flux, rush, spate, stream, surge.

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Translations

مَد، جَزِرمَدٌّ وجَزْر

příliv a odliv

tidevand

GezeitenPeriodeStrömungTideTrend

παλίρροια

marea

vuorovesi

marée

plima

árapály

sjávarföll

mareamovimentoaiutare a superare una difficolt...andare controcorrentebassa

潮

조수

apsemiamascunamisdidžiulė bangapatvinstantispotvynio

getijde

tidevann

pływ

maré

приливотлив

plima in oseka

tidvatten

ปรากฏการณ์น้ำขึ้นน้ำลง

gelgitmet ve cezir

thủy triều

潮水潮汐

tide

[taɪd] N

1. [of sea] → marea f
high tide → marea f alta, pleamar f
we sailed at high tide or with the high tide → zarpamos cuando la marea estaba alta
low tide → marea f baja, bajamar f
it is possible to walk across at low tide → es posible cruzar cuando la marea está baja
the tide has turned → ha cambiado la marea

2. (fig) → corriente f; [of emotion] → ola f
the rising tide of public indignation → la creciente indignación pública
the tide of events → la marcha de los sucesos
the tide has turned → han cambiado las cosas
the tide of battle turned → cambió la suerte de la batalla
to go against the tide → ir contra la corriente
to go with the tide → seguir la corriente

tide over

A. VT + ADV can you lend me some money to tide me over till the end of the month? → ¿puedes dejarme algo de dinero para que pueda llegar a final de mes or para sacarme de apuros hasta final de mes?

B. VT + PREP he got a loan to tide him over the first three months → consiguió un préstamo para salir adelante los tres primeros meses
to tide sb over a difficult period → ayudar a algn a salir de un apuro

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tide

[ˈtaɪd]

n

[ocean] → marée f
high tide → la marée haute
low tide → la marée basse

[events, opinion] → cours m
The tide of opinion seems in his favour → L'opinion semble lui être favorable., Le cours de l'opinion semble lui être favorable.

vt
to tide sb over → dépanner qntide table n → horaire m des marées

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tide

n

(lit) → Gezeiten pl, → Tide f (N Ger); (at) high tide → (bei) Hochwasser nt → or Flut f; (at) low tide → (bei) Niedrigwasser nt → or Ebbe f; the rise and fall of the tide → Ebbe f → und Flut f, → der Tidenhub (spec); we’ll sail on the next tide → wir fahren mit der nächsten Flut; the tide is in/out → es ist Flut/Ebbe, es ist Hochwasser/Niedrigwasser (form); the tide comes in very fast → die Flut kommt sehr schnell; the tides are influenced by the moon → Ebbe und Flut or die Gezeiten werden vom Mond beeinflusst; stranded by the tide → in der Ebbe/Flut gestrandet; until the tide turns → bis zum Gezeitenwechsel, bis die Flut/Ebbe einsetzt

(fig: = trend) the tide of history → der Lauf der Geschichte; the tide of public opinion → der Trend der öffentlichen Meinung; carried away by the tide of events → vom Strom der Ereignisse mitgerissen; to go or swim against/with the tide → gegen den/mit dem Strom schwimmen; the tide has turned → das Blatt hat sich gewendet; the tide of the battle turned → das Glück (der Schlacht) wendete sich ? turn, time

(old: = time) → Zeit f

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tide

:

tide-bound

adj boat etc → von der Ebbe am Auslaufen gehindert

tide gate

n → Seeschleuse f

tideland

n (US) → Watt nt

tidemark

n → Flutmarke f; (man-made) → Pegelstand m; (hum, on neck, in bath) → schwarzer Rand

tide race

n → Gezeitenstrom m

tidewater

n → Flut f; (US: = lowlands) → Watt nt

tideway

n → Priel m

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tide

[taɪd]

1. n → marea (fig) (of emotion) → ondata; (of events) → corso
the tide of public opinion → l'orientamento dell'opinione pubblica
high/low tide → alta/bassa marea
the tide has turned → la marea è cambiata (fig) → c'è stato un cambiamento (di tendenze)
to go with the tide (fig) → seguire la corrente
to swim against the tide (fig) → andare controcorrente

2. vt to tide sb over or through (until) → aiutare qn a tirare avanti (fino a)
can you lend me £10 to tide me over until Friday? → mi puoi prestare 10 sterline per tirare avanti fino a venerdì?

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tide

(taid) noun

the regular, twice-a-day ebbing and flowing movement of the sea. It's high/low tide; The tide is coming in / going out. gety مَد، جَزِر прилив и отлив maré příliv a odliv die Gezeiten(pl.) tidevand παλίρροιαmarea tõus ja mõõn جزر و مد vuorovesi marée גֵאוּת וְשֵפֶל ज्वार भाटा plima árapály, dagály pasang sjávarföll marea 潮 조수 potvynis ir atoslūgis, potvynis paisums un bēgums pasang surut getijtidevannprzypływ, odpływmaré maree морской прилив и отлив príliv a odliv plima in oseka plima ili oseka tidvatten, ebb och flod ปรากฏการณ์น้ำขึ้นน้ำลง gelgit, met ve cezir 潮汐 морський приплив і відплив سمندر کا مد و جزر thủy triều 潮汐

ˈtidal adjective

of or affected by tides. tidal currents; a tidal river. getyagtig مُتَعَلِّق بالمَد والجَزِر свързан с приливите и отливите de maré slapový Gezeiten-... tidevands- παλιρροϊκός de (la) marea tõusu(vee)- جزر و مدی vuorovesi- de (la) marée מוּשפַּע מִגֵאוּת וְשֵפֶל ज्वारीय plimni árapály- pasang sjávarfalla- di/della marea 潮の 조수의 potvynio, apsemiamas, patvinstantis paisuma un bēguma- pasang surut getij- tidevanns- przypływu, odpływu, pływowy de maré de flux/maree приливо-отливный prílivový, odlivový plimski plimski tidvattens เกี่ยวข้องกับน้ำขึ้นน้ำลง gelgitle ilgili 潮汐的，受潮汐影響的 припливно-відпливний; залежний від дії припливу مد و جزر سے متعلق thuộc thủy triều 潮汐的，受潮汐影响的

tidal wave

an enormous wave in the sea, caused by an earthquake etc. getygolf, tsoenami مَوْجَه مَدِّيَّه أو جَزْرِيَّه приливна вълна maremoto ničivá vlna die Flutwelle flodbølge παλιρροϊκό κύμα maremoto tõusulaine آبلرزه hyökyaalto raz-de-marée נַחשוֹל הַרסָנִי ज्‍वारीय धारा plimni val szökőár gelombang pasang flóðalda maremoto 津波 해일 didžiulė banga, cunamis paisuma vilnis ombak gadang vloedgolf flodbølge fala pływowa maremoto val de flux приливная волна ničivá vlna plimski val plimski talas tidvattens-, jättevåg คลื่นลูกใหญ่ในทะเล deprem dalgası 海嘯 припливна хвиля ظغياني لہريں sóng triều 海啸

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tide

→ مَدٌّ وجَزْر příliv a odliv tidevand Gezeiten παλίρροια marea vuorovesi marée plima marea 潮 조수 getijde tidevann pływ maré прилив tidvatten ปรากฏการณ์น้ำขึ้นน้ำลง gelgit thủy triều 潮水

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• When is high tide? → مَتَى يَكُونُ الـمَدُّ عَالِياً؟ → Kdy je příliv? → Hvornår er der højvande? → Wann ist Flut? → Πότε έχει παλίρροια; → ¿Cuándo sube la marea? → Milloin on nousuveden aika? → À quelle heure est la marée haute ? → Kada je plima? → Quando arriva l'alta marea? → 満ち潮はいつですか？ → 밀물은 언제예요? → Wanneer is het vloed? → Når er det høyvann? → Kiedy jest przypływ? → Quando é a maré alta? → Когда бывает прилив? → När är det högvatten? → น้ำขึ้นเมื่อไร? → Deniz ne zaman yükseliyor? → Lúc nào thì thuỷ triều lên? → 会涨潮吗？

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