bestridev.

/bɪˈstrʌɪd/

Forms: Past tense bestrode; also bestrid. Past participle bestridden; also bestrid, bestrode, (1700s bestrodden). For other forms see stride n.

Etymology: Old English bi- , bestrídan , < bi-, be- prefix 4 + strídan to stride v. Compare Middle High German bestrîden, Middle Dutch bestryden.

1. To sit upon with the legs astride.

a. To ride, mount (a horse, etc.). The original use.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride (a horse or other animal) [verb (transitive)] > mount (a horse or other animal) > and sit astride

bestridec1000

umstridea1352

cross1760

straddle1823

fork1903

c1000 Ælfric Homilies II. 136 He his hors bestrad.

c1300 K. Alis. 706 Bulsifal that hors het..No dorste no mon him bystryde.

c1386 G. Chaucer Sir Thopas 192 His goode Steede al he bistrood.

c1450 Laud MS. 595 f. 1 The worthiest wyght in wede That ever by-strod any stede.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II v. v. 79 That horse, that thou so often hast bestride .

1630 Tincker of Turvey 7 I never bestrad any one Beast in my life but a Mare.

1768 T. Gray Fatal Sisters in Poems 84 Sisters, hence with spurs of speed..Each bestride her sable steed.

1817 Ld. Byron Manfred ii. ii. 7 The Giant steed, to be bestrode by Death.

1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia II. vii. 182 Ostriches..bestridden each by a tiny cupid.

b. To sit across (other things) as on a horse.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of sitting > sit on [verb (transitive)] > across or astride

bestridec1275

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 13985 Þa halle ich gon bi-striden swulc ich wolde riden.

1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet ii. i. 73 When he bestrides the lasie pacing cloudes.

1785 W. Cowper Task ii. 439 Through the pressed nostril, spectacle-bestrid.

1793 R. Southey in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1849) I. 180 The driving blast, bestrodden by the spirit of Ossian.

1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel I. i. 21 Who can say what nose they [sc. barnacles] may bestride.

figurative.1752 Bp. W. Warburton Lett. (1809) 119 The Church, bestrid by some bumpish minister of state, who turns and winds it at his pleasure.1866 H. Bushnell Vicarious Sacrifice iii. vi. 320 Where is the..justice-element of his nature—the wrath that is to bridle and bestride everlastingly his will and counsel?

a. To stand over (a place) with the legs astride; to straddle over, to bestraddle. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > position of specific body parts > position specific body part [verb (transitive)] > legs or feet

stride13..

overstride?a1513

straddle1565

bestridea1616

plait1616

plet1619

bestraddle1807

straddle1823

spraddle1913

a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) i. ii. 136 He doth bestride the narrow world Like a Colossus.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) v. ii. 81 His legges bestrid the Ocean.

1619 E. M. Bolton tr. Florus Rom. Hist. ii. vi. 142 If his sonne..had not rescued his father from certaine death it selfe with bold bestriding him.

1787 J. Bentham Def. Usury xiii. 131 Your formidable image, bestriding the ground.

1872 J. Yeats Growth Commerce 53 A statue..called the Colossus of Rhodes, is said to have bestridden the mouth of the harbour.

b. To stand over, as a victor over the fallen.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)]

overcomeeOE

forecomec1000

overwieldlOE

masterc1225

overmaistrie1340

overmatcha1375

overpassa1382

surmount1390

to have the fairer (of)c1400

maistriec1400

overmasterc1425

winc1440

overc1485

bestride1526

rixlec1540

overreach1555

control1567

overmate1567

govern1593

to give (a person) the lurch1598

get1600

to gain cope of1614

top1633

to fetch overa1640

down1641

to have the whip hand (of)1680

carberry1692

to cut down1713

to be more than a match for1762

outflank1773

outmaster1799

outgeneral1831

weather1834

best1839

fore-reach1845

to beat a person at his (also her, etc.) own game1849

scoop1850

euchrec1866

bemaster1871

negotiate1888

to do down1900

to get (someone) wetc1926

lick1946

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. FFviii His crucifiers bestridyng hym.

1721 E. Young Revenge v. ii How I bestride your prostrate conqueror!

1826 W. Scott Woodstock I. ix. 222 He seemed already to bestride the land which he had conquered.

c. To stand over (a fallen man) in order to defend him; also figurative to defend, protect, support.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > protect or defend [verb (transitive)] > by interposing

to stand before ——c1275

closec1430

fence1549

bestride1579

1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 238 A Romaine souldier being throwen to the ground euen hard by him, Martius straight bestrid him, and slue the enemie.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iv. iii. 4.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) v. i. 193 When I bestrid thee in the warres, and tooke Deepe scarres to saue thy life.

1642 King Charles I Answer xix. Propositions Parl. 2 They have..bestridde Sir John Hotham in his bold-faced Treason.

1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess ii. 35 As he bestrode my Grandsire, when he fell, And all else fled.

†d. intransitive. To stand astride. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. UUUi^v His tormentors or crucifyers most vnreuerently bestridyng ouer his blessed face.

3. transferred of things (e.g. a rainbow, bridge). transitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > extend [verb (transitive)] > extend over or across > from either side

flekec1330

span1633

bestride1728

bridge1787

arch1796

straddle1890

1728 J. Thomson Spring 13 Bestriding Earth, the grand ætherial Bow Shoots up immense!

1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 3 Yonder bridge That with its wearisome, but needful length Bestrides the wintry flood.

1860 N. Hawthorne Marble Faun II. xx. 222 Bestridden by old, triumphal arches.

4. To stride across, to step across with long strides. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk upon or tread [verb (transitive)] > tread with long steps > step across with a stride

overstridea1200

pouter1568

stride1575

bestridec1600

straddle1678

straddle1863

c1600 Rob. Hood (Ritson) ii. x. 62 Deepe water he did bestride.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) iv. v. 119 When I first my wedded Mistris saw Bestride my Threshold.

1814 Ld. Byron Corsair iii. xix. 89 He..Strives through the surge—bestrides the beach.

1824 T. F. Dibdin Libr. Compan. 615 I shall bestride the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Derivatives

beˈstrider n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > rider > [noun]

styera1340

upstyerc1340

prickera1350

chevalier1377

sittera1382

ridera1400

horsemanc1400

horse-rider1580

cavalier1596

equestrian1791

bestrider1830

Macadamite1860

1830 R. Southey in Fraser's Mag. Apr. 258 The fiercest steed that e'er To battle bore bestrider.

beˈstriding n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [noun] > standing over to protect

bestriding1849

society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > rider > [adjective]

yhorsedc893

ridingOE

chevausende1430

horsed1488

mounted1583

horsinga1627

equestrian1711

equitant1840

bestriding1849

horse-riding1854

macadamizing1869

1849 C. Dickens David Copperfield (1850) xiii. 139 A third animal laden with a bestriding child.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	bestride
释义	bestridev. /bɪˈstrʌɪd/ Forms: Past tense bestrode; also bestrid. Past participle bestridden; also bestrid, bestrode, (1700s bestrodden). For other forms see stride n. Etymology: Old English bi- , bestrídan , < bi-, be- prefix 4 + strídan to stride v. Compare Middle High German bestrîden, Middle Dutch bestryden. 1. To sit upon with the legs astride. a. To ride, mount (a horse, etc.). The original use. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride (a horse or other animal) [verb (transitive)] > mount (a horse or other animal) > and sit astride bestridec1000 umstridea1352 cross1760 straddle1823 fork1903 c1000 Ælfric Homilies II. 136 He his hors bestrad. c1300 K. Alis. 706 Bulsifal that hors het..No dorste no mon him bystryde. c1386 G. Chaucer Sir Thopas 192 His goode Steede al he bistrood. c1450 Laud MS. 595 f. 1 The worthiest wyght in wede That ever by-strod any stede. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II v. v. 79 That horse, that thou so often hast bestride . View more context for this quotation 1630 Tincker of Turvey 7 I never bestrad any one Beast in my life but a Mare. 1768 T. Gray Fatal Sisters in Poems 84 Sisters, hence with spurs of speed..Each bestride her sable steed. 1817 Ld. Byron Manfred ii. ii. 7 The Giant steed, to be bestrode by Death. 1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia II. vii. 182 Ostriches..bestridden each by a tiny cupid. b. To sit across (other things) as on a horse. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of sitting > sit on [verb (transitive)] > across or astride bestridec1275 c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 13985 Þa halle ich gon bi-striden swulc ich wolde riden. 1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet ii. i. 73 When he bestrides the lasie pacing cloudes. View more context for this quotation 1785 W. Cowper Task ii. 439 Through the pressed nostril, spectacle-bestrid. 1793 R. Southey in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1849) I. 180 The driving blast, bestrodden by the spirit of Ossian. 1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel I. i. 21 Who can say what nose they [sc. barnacles] may bestride. figurative.1752 Bp. W. Warburton Lett. (1809) 119 The Church, bestrid by some bumpish minister of state, who turns and winds it at his pleasure.1866 H. Bushnell Vicarious Sacrifice iii. vi. 320 Where is the..justice-element of his nature—the wrath that is to bridle and bestride everlastingly his will and counsel? 2. a. To stand over (a place) with the legs astride; to straddle over, to bestraddle. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > position of specific body parts > position specific body part [verb (transitive)] > legs or feet stride13.. overstride?a1513 straddle1565 bestridea1616 plait1616 plet1619 bestraddle1807 straddle1823 spraddle1913 a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) i. ii. 136 He doth bestride the narrow world Like a Colossus. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) v. ii. 81 His legges bestrid the Ocean. View more context for this quotation 1619 E. M. Bolton tr. Florus Rom. Hist. ii. vi. 142 If his sonne..had not rescued his father from certaine death it selfe with bold bestriding him. 1787 J. Bentham Def. Usury xiii. 131 Your formidable image, bestriding the ground. 1872 J. Yeats Growth Commerce 53 A statue..called the Colossus of Rhodes, is said to have bestridden the mouth of the harbour. b. To stand over, as a victor over the fallen. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] overcomeeOE forecomec1000 overwieldlOE masterc1225 overmaistrie1340 overmatcha1375 overpassa1382 surmount1390 to have the fairer (of)c1400 maistriec1400 overmasterc1425 winc1440 overc1485 bestride1526 rixlec1540 overreach1555 control1567 overmate1567 govern1593 to give (a person) the lurch1598 get1600 to gain cope of1614 top1633 to fetch overa1640 down1641 to have the whip hand (of)1680 carberry1692 to cut down1713 to be more than a match for1762 outflank1773 outmaster1799 outgeneral1831 weather1834 best1839 fore-reach1845 to beat a person at his (also her, etc.) own game1849 scoop1850 euchrec1866 bemaster1871 negotiate1888 to do down1900 to get (someone) wetc1926 lick1946 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. FFviii His crucifiers bestridyng hym. 1721 E. Young Revenge v. ii How I bestride your prostrate conqueror! 1826 W. Scott Woodstock I. ix. 222 He seemed already to bestride the land which he had conquered. c. To stand over (a fallen man) in order to defend him; also figurative to defend, protect, support. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > protect or defend [verb (transitive)] > by interposing to stand before ——c1275 closec1430 fence1549 bestride1579 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 238 A Romaine souldier being throwen to the ground euen hard by him, Martius straight bestrid him, and slue the enemie. a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iv. iii. 4. a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) v. i. 193 When I bestrid thee in the warres, and tooke Deepe scarres to saue thy life. View more context for this quotation 1642 King Charles I Answer xix. Propositions Parl. 2 They have..bestridde Sir John Hotham in his bold-faced Treason. 1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess ii. 35 As he bestrode my Grandsire, when he fell, And all else fled. †d. intransitive. To stand astride. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. UUUi^v His tormentors or crucifyers most vnreuerently bestridyng ouer his blessed face. 3. transferred of things (e.g. a rainbow, bridge). transitive. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > extend [verb (transitive)] > extend over or across > from either side flekec1330 span1633 bestride1728 bridge1787 arch1796 straddle1890 1728 J. Thomson Spring 13 Bestriding Earth, the grand ætherial Bow Shoots up immense! 1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 3 Yonder bridge That with its wearisome, but needful length Bestrides the wintry flood. 1860 N. Hawthorne Marble Faun II. xx. 222 Bestridden by old, triumphal arches. 4. To stride across, to step across with long strides. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk upon or tread [verb (transitive)] > tread with long steps > step across with a stride overstridea1200 pouter1568 stride1575 bestridec1600 straddle1678 straddle1863 c1600 Rob. Hood (Ritson) ii. x. 62 Deepe water he did bestride. a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) iv. v. 119 When I first my wedded Mistris saw Bestride my Threshold. View more context for this quotation 1814 Ld. Byron Corsair iii. xix. 89 He..Strives through the surge—bestrides the beach. 1824 T. F. Dibdin Libr. Compan. 615 I shall bestride the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Derivatives beˈstrider n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > rider > [noun] styera1340 upstyerc1340 prickera1350 chevalier1377 sittera1382 ridera1400 horsemanc1400 horse-rider1580 cavalier1596 equestrian1791 bestrider1830 Macadamite1860 1830 R. Southey in Fraser's Mag. Apr. 258 The fiercest steed that e'er To battle bore bestrider. beˈstriding n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [noun] > standing over to protect bestriding1849 society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > rider > [adjective] yhorsedc893 ridingOE chevausende1430 horsed1488 mounted1583 horsinga1627 equestrian1711 equitant1840 bestriding1849 horse-riding1854 macadamizing1869 1849 C. Dickens David Copperfield (1850) xiii. 139 A third animal laden with a bestriding child. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2021). † bestrideprep. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: astride prep. Etymology: Alteration of astride prep., with prefix substitution (compare be- prefix) after bestride v. Obsolete rare. = astride prep. ΚΠ 1813 J. C. Hobhouse Journey 408 A marble lion..with the legs of a man bestride him. 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bestridev.

Derivatives

† bestrideprep.