betide
11betide — verb woe betide you used, especially humorously, to say that someone will be in trouble if they do something: Woe betide anyone who wakes the baby! …
12betide — v. (only in infin. and 3rd sing. subj.) 1 tr. happen to (woe betide him). 2 intr. happen (whate er may betide). Etymology: ME f. obs. tide befall f. OE tidan …
13betide — /bi tuyd /, v., betided, betiding. v.t. 1. to happen to; come to; befall: Woe betide the villain! v.i. 2. to happen; come to pass: Whatever betides, maintain your courage. [1125 75; ME betiden. See BE , TIDE2] * * * …
14betide — be•tide [[t]bɪˈtaɪd[/t]] v. tid•ed, tid•ing. 1) cvb to happen to; befall: Woe betide the villain![/ex] 2) to happen • Etymology: 1125–75; ME …
15betide — verb a) To happen to. b) To happen; to take place; to bechance or befall …
16betide — Synonyms and related words: be found, be met with, be realized, bechance, befall, break, chance, come, come about, come along, come down, come off, come to pass, come true, develop, eventuate, fall, fall out, go, go off, hap, happen, happen along …
17betide — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To happen to one: befall, come. See HAPPEN. 2. To take place: befall, come, come about, come off, develop, hap, happen, occur, pass, transpire. Idiom: come to pass. See HAPPEN …
18betide — v. n. == happen. RG. 418, 14 …
19betide — be·tide || bɪ taɪd v. happen, occur …
20betide — verb literary happen; befall. Origin ME: from be + obs. tide befall , from OE tīdan happen , from tīd (see tide) …
