betide

Questions about betide

What does betide mean?

betide means "become of; happen to".

How many syllables are in betide?

betide has 2 syllables: be-tide. The stress falls on "tide". In IPA it is /bɪˈtaɪd/.

What is another word for betide?

Close synonyms include befall, bechance. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is betide a common word?

betide is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with betide?

6 words rhyme with betide. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.