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 : straddle
2 : to tower over : dominate <the bloated bureaucracy that bestrides us all — Edward Ney>
3 archaic : to stride across