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View usage for: (bɪstraɪd) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense bestrides, present participle bestriding, past tense bestrode, past participle bestriddenverbTo bestride something means to be the most powerful and important person or thing in it. [literary] America's media companies bestride the globe. [VERB noun] Synonyms: straddle, extend, bridge, mount More Synonyms of bestride bestride in British English (bɪˈstraɪd) verbWord forms: -strides, -striding, -strodeWord forms: archaic -strid, -stridden or archaic -strid (transitive)1. to have or put a leg on either side of 2. to extend across; span 3. to stride over or across bestride in American English (biˈstraɪd; bɪˈstraɪd) verb transitiveWord forms: beˈstrode (bɛˈstroʊd), beˈstridden (bɛˈstrɪdən), beˈstriding1. to sit on, mount, or stand over with a leg on each side; straddle 2. Archaic to stride over or across Word origin ME bistriden < OE bestridan: see be- & stride Synonyms of 'bestride'straddle, extend, bridge, mount More Synonyms of bestride Definition to have or put a leg on either side of Synonyms extend step over tower over bestraddle Additional synonymsDefinition to build or provide a bridge over (something) a tree used to bridge the river Synonyms span, cross, go over, cross over, traverse, reach across, extend across, arch over Definition to tower above (surroundings) The building dominates this whole place. Synonyms tower above, overlook, survey, dwarf, stand over, loom over, stand head and shoulders above, bestrideDefinition to get up on a horse, a platform, etc. He mounted his horse and rode away. Synonyms get (up) on, jump on, straddle, climb onto, climb up on, hop on to, bestride, get on the back of, get astride - bestir
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