beride
beride verb: to ride around; beset with horsemen.
Verb
beride (third-person singular simple present berides, present participle beriding, simple past berode, past participle beridden)
Forms of beride
| third-person singular present | berides |
|---|---|
| present participle | beriding |
| past | berode |
| past participle | beridden |
Origin of beride
From Middle English beriden, biriden, from Old English berīdan (“to ride round, surround, besiege, overtake, seize, occupy”), equivalent to be- (“around, about”) + ride. Cognate with Dutch berijden (“to ride a horse, jockey”).
Words that rhyme with beride
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- provide
- tied
- fried
- glide
- hide
- inside
- bide
- decide
- offside
- -side
- collide
- confide
- flipside
- set aside
- stride
- subside
- aside
- beside
- bestride
- chide
- coincide
- cyanide
- dried
- elide
- eyed
- gride
- preside
- reside
- Ryde
- allied
- applied
- astride
- betide
- bride
- deride
- dyed
- guyed
- I'd
- imide
- incide
- pied
- right side
- said
- snide
- statewide
- tried
- vide
- allide
Questions about beride
- What does beride mean?
- Beride means to ride around; beset with horsemen.
- What part of speech is beride?
- Beride is a verb.
- What is the past tense of beride?
- The past tense of beride is berode.
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