Definition of 'tide'
Word forms: tides
1. countable noun
2. countable noun
3. singular noun
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tide in American English 1
noun
1. Obsolete
a period of time
now only in combination Eastertide, eventide
2.
a.
the alternate rise and fall of the surface of oceans, seas, and the bays, rivers, etc. connected with them, caused by the attraction of the moon and sun: it may occur twice in each period of 24 hours and 50 minutes, which is the time of one rotation of the earth with respect to the moon
see also flood tide, spring tideb.
3.
something that rises and falls like the tide
5.
the period during which something is at its highest or fullest point
adjective
7.
verb transitive
10.
to carry with or as with the tide
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Word origin
ME, tide, time, season < OE tid, time; akin to Ger zeit < IE *dī-, var. of base *da(i)-, to part, divide up > time, Sans dāti, (he) cuts off, Gr dēmos, district, people; (sense 2) prob. infl. by MLowG or MDu
Word Frequency
tide in British English 1
noun
1.
the cyclic rise and fall of sea level caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and moon. There are usually two high tides and two low tides in each lunar day
See also tide-generating force, neap tide, spring tide2.
the tide is coming in
3. See ebb (sense 3), flood (sense 3)
verb
10.
to carry or be carried with or as if with the tide
11. (intransitive)
to ebb and flow like the tide
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Derived forms
tideless (ˈtideless) adjective
tidelike (ˈtideˌlike)
adjective
Word origin
Old English tīd time; related to Old High German zīt, Old Norse tīthr time
Word Frequency
tide in British English 2
verb
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Word origin
Old English tīdan; related to Old Frisian tīdia to proceed to, Middle Low German tīden to hurry, Old Norse tītha to desire
happen in British English 2
verb
2. (intransitive; foll by to)
(of some unforeseen circumstance or event, esp death), to fall to the lot (of); be a source of good or bad fortune (to)
if anything happens to me, it'll be your fault
adverb, sentence substitute
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tide
British English: tide
/taɪd/ NOUN
The tide is the regular change in the level of the sea on the shore.
The tide was going out.
- American English: tide /ˈtaɪd/
- Arabic: مَدٌّ وجَزْر
- Brazilian Portuguese: maré
- Chinese: 潮水
- Croatian: plima
- Czech: příliv a odliv
- Danish: tidevand
- Dutch: getijde
- European Spanish: marea
- Finnish: vuorovesi
- French: marée
- German: Gezeiten
- Greek: παλίρροια
- Italian: marea
- Japanese: 潮
- Korean: 조수
- Norwegian: tidevann
- Polish: pływ
- European Portuguese: maré
- Romanian: maree
- Russian: прилив
- Spanish: marea
- Swedish: tidvatten
- Thai: ปรากฏการณ์น้ำขึ้นน้ำลง
- Turkish: gelgit
- Ukrainian: приплив та відплив
- Vietnamese: thủy triều
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