tide
To cause to float with the tideTo cause to float with the tide; to drive or carry with the tide or stream.
» High tide is at 3 p.m. today.
Flut ist heute Nachmittag um 3 Uhr. — MUIRIEL
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5 senses(transitive)To cause to float with the tide; to drive or carry with the tide or stream.
cause to float with the tide
(broadly)To carry over or through a problem or difficulty.
(intransitive, rare)To pour a tide or flood.
The ocean tided most impressively.
be carried with the tide
(intransitive)To work into or out of a river or harbor by drifting with the tide and anchoring when it becomes adverse.
(intransitive, obsolete)To happen, occur.
Examples
122 sentencesHigh tide is at 3 p.m. today.
deFlut ist heute Nachmittag um 3 Uhr. — MUIRIEL
He tried to swim against the tide.
ruОн пытался плыть против течения. — Lenin_1917
deEr wollte gegen den Strom anschwimmen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I believe that the tide is turning.
Why don't we wait till high tide?
Tom needs some money to tide him over.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English tyde, from Old English tīd, from Proto-West Germanic *tīdi,Inherited from Middle English tyde, from Old English tīd, from Proto-West Germanic *tīdi, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis, from *deh₂y- + *-tis. Related to time.
From Middle English tiden, tide, from Old English tīdan (“to happen”).
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Forms
tides, tiding, tided, tidedSynonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle