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BETIDE
befall, bechance, betide
(verb) become of; happen to; “He promised that no harm would befall her”; “What has become of my children?”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
betide (third-person singular simple present betides, present participle betiding, simple past and past participle betided or betid)
(transitive) To happen unto; to befall.
(intransitive) To happen; to take place; to bechance or befall.
Synonyms
• (to happen) come to pass, occur, transpire; See also happen
• (to happen to)
Anagrams
• debite
Source: Wiktionary
Be*tide", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Betided, Obs. Betid; p. pr. & vb. n. Betiding.] Etym: [OE. bitiden; pref. bi-, be- + tiden, fr. AS. tidan, to happen, fr. tid time. See Tide.]
Definition: To happen to; to befall; to come to ; as, woe betide the wanderer. What will betide the few Milton.
Be*tide", v. i.
Definition: To come to pass; to happen; to occur. A salve for any sore that may betide. Shak.
Note: Shakespeare has used it with of. "What would betide of me "
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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