What is another word for betide?

Pronunciation: [bɪtˈa͡ɪd] (IPA)

Betide is an uncommon word that means to happen or occur. Synonyms for betide include transpire, come to pass, happen, occur, ensue, and take place. These words are often used to describe unexpected or unpredictable events, such as accidents or unplanned incidents. Other synonyms for betide include befall, come about, eventuate, materialize, supervene, unfold, and be realized. These words are often used to describe events that happen as a result of something else, such as a change in policy or a shift in the economy. Regardless of the context, all of these synonyms convey the sense of something happening or occurring.

Synonyms for Betide:

What are the hypernyms for Betide?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Betide

"That same he is an innocent fule, And men they call him Dick o' the Cow," "That fule has three as good kye o' his ain, As there are in a' Cumberland, billie," quo he: "betide me life, betide me death, These kye shall go to Liddesdale wi' me."
"Minstrelsy of the Scottish border (3rd ed) (1 of 3)"
Walter Scott
Whatever betide, I will never become the bride of the Conde San Vincente, and him I know that I see before me!"
"The Prime Minister"
W.H.G. Kingston
But there was no actual quarrelling,-the Russian police are too vigilant, too much feared, too summary for that; open violence is instantly suppressed, and woe betide the culprit!
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou

Famous quotes with Betide

  • My mortal foe can no ways wish me a greater harm than England's hate; neither should death be less welcome unto me than such a mishap betide me.
    Elizabeth I
  • Yet one thing secures us what ever betide, the scriptures assures us the Lord will provide.
    Isaac Newton
  • My chief, let Fate cry on or back, 'Tis ours to follow, nothing slack: Whate'er betide, he only cures The stroke of Fortune who endures.
    John Conington
  • To be resign'd when ills betide, Patient when favours are deni'd, And pleas'd with favours given,— Dear Chloe, this is wisdom's part; This is that incense of the heart Whose fragrance smells to heaven.
    Nathaniel Cotton
  • Postumus was clever: he guessed that this would make Cato angry enough to forget himself. And Cato rose to the bait, shouting out with a string of old-fashioned curses that in the days of his ancestor, whose memory this stammering imp was insulting, woe betide any child who failed in reverence to his elders; for they dealt out discipline with a heavy hand in those days. Whereas in these degenerate times the leading men of Rome gave any ignorant oafish lout (this was for Postumus) or any feeble-minded decrepit-limbed little whippersnapper (this was for me) full permission— Postumus interrupted with a warning smile: "So I was right. The degenerate Augustus insults the great Censor by employing you in his degenerate family. I suppose you have told the Lady Livia just how you feel about things?"
    Robert Graves

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