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betides

/bɪˈtaɪdz/

betides adverb: at any early period. Also the third-person singular simple present indicative of betide.

Adverb

betides (not comparable)

  1. At any early period.

Also used as

betides is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of betide.

Origin of betides

From Middle English be- + tide (“time”) + -s. Compare Saterland Frisian bietiede (“from time to time; now and then”), German beizeiten (“early; betimes”), Swedish bitti (“early (in the day)”).

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words that rhyme with betides

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Questions about betides

What does betides mean?
Betides means at any early period.
What part of speech is betides?
Betides is an adverb.
How do you pronounce betides?
Betides is pronounced /bɪˈtaɪdz/.

Words near betides in the dictionary

  1. betiaraed
  2. betiatide
  3. betid
  4. betide
  5. betided
  6. betides
  7. betidest
  8. betideth
  9. betiding
  10. betie
  11. beties

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