Main Entry:

be·stride

Pronunciation:

\bi-ˈstrīd, bē-\

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

be·strode \-ˈstrōd\ ; be·strid·den \-ˈstri-d^ən\ ; be·strid·ing \-ˈstrī-diŋ\

Date:

before 12th century

1: to ride, sit, or stand astride : straddle2: to tower over : dominate <the bloated bureaucracy that bestrides us all — Edward Ney>3archaic : to stride across