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betide

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be·tide  (b-td)
v. be·tid·ed, be·tid·ing, be·tides
v.tr.
To happen to.
v.intr.
To take place; befall. See Synonyms at happen.

[Middle English bitiden : bi-, be- + tiden, to happen (from Old English tdan; see tide2).]

betide [bɪˈtaɪd]
vb
to happen or happen to; befall (often in the phrase woe betide (someone))
[see be-, tide2]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.betide - become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?"
hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

betide
verb happen, chance, occur, take place, overtake, ensue, crop up (informal), transpire (informal), befall, come to pass, supervene, bechance Woe betide anyone who got in his way.
Translations
betide [bɪˈtaɪd] (liter)
A. VTacontecer
see also woe
B. VIacontecer
betide [bɪˈtaɪd] vt
woe betide → malheur à
betide
vigeschehen; whatever (may) betidewas immer auch geschehen mag (geh)
vtgeschehen (+dat) ? woe


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Then the rose mother leaned the weary little head On her bosom to rest, and tenderly she said: "Thon hast learned, my little bud, that, whatever may betide, Thou canst win thyself no joy by passion or by pride.
I determined, therefore, to make the best of a bad bargain, and to bear up manfully against whatever might betide.
"If your worship knew that," returned Sancho- "woe betide me and all my kindred
 
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