Betide

//bɪˈtaɪd//

Synonyms for "betide" (53 found)

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Closest matches (11)

Verb(4 words)

bechance befall belimp betime

befall be found be met with be realized bechance break chance

Strong matches (16)

Verb(6 words)

chance come about come to pass crop up evene eventuate

come come about come along come down come off come to pass come true develop do eventuate

Related words (26)

fall fall out give go go off hap happen happen along happen by chance hazard occur pass pass off pop up take place transpire turn up

Verb(9 words)

go on hap happen hold occur pass take place tide transpire

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

9 entries

come about fall out go on hap happen occur pass pass off take place

Synonyms

1 entries

befall

derived

1 entries

woe betide

derived from

1 entries

tide

related to

3 entries

bechance befall happen

Translations

18 translations across 8 languages.

Arabic

1 entries

نَهَرَ verb ((intransitive) to happen; to take place — see also bechance, befall)

Bulgarian

2 entries

случвам се verb ((intransitive) to happen; to take place — see also bechance, befall)
сполитам verb ((transitive) to happen to (someone or something))

Czech

4 entries

přihodit se verb ((transitive) to happen to (someone or something))
přihodit se verb ((intransitive) to happen; to take place — see also bechance, befall)
stát se verb ((transitive) to happen to (someone or something))
stát se verb ((intransitive) to happen; to take place — see also bechance, befall)

German

3 entries

beschieden sein verb ((transitive) to happen to (someone or something))
ereilen verb ((transitive) to happen to (someone or something))
zuteilwerden verb ((transitive) to happen to (someone or something))

Hungarian

2 entries

történik verb ((transitive) to happen to (someone or something))
történik verb ((intransitive) to happen; to take place — see also bechance, befall)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

hende verb ((intransitive) to happen; to take place — see also bechance, befall)
vederfares verb ((intransitive) to happen; to take place — see also bechance, befall)

Russian

3 entries

происходи́ть verb ((intransitive) to happen; to take place — see also bechance, befall)
случа́ться verb ((intransitive) to happen; to take place — see also bechance, befall)
случи́ться verb ((transitive) to happen to (someone or something))

Yola

1 entries

beteede verb ((transitive) to happen to (someone or something))

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Woe betide him!

Source: tatoeba (285065)

Woe betide the child who speaks correct English; he will be the laughing-stock of his classmates.

Source: tatoeba (581190)

No one can find happiness without work. Woe betide the lazy fellow! Laziness is a serious illness and one must cure it immediately; yes, even from early childhood. If not, it will kill you in the end.

Source: tatoeba (2728196)

And in the cloud unseen, / wrapt in its hollow covering, they abide / and note what fortune did their friends betide, / and whence they come, and why for grace they sue, / and on what shore they left the fleet to bide, / for chosen captains came from every crew, / and towards the sacred fane with clamorous cries they drew.

Source: tatoeba (6792902)

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