betide

«betide» in Mova's school dictionary: to happen to someone, usually something bad — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (betide, betides, betided, betiding) (old use; mostly used in «woe betide»)

meaning for a pupil

To betide is to happen to someone, usually something bad. «Woe betide» means trouble will come to a person who does something. tree →

sense in the lessons

in old tales a warning: «woe betide» is said to frighten someone who breaks a rule.

examples

• Woe betide thee, nag! tree →
• Woe betide anyone who opens the gate. tree →
• No harm can betide you while you are with your guide. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «betide» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.