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Meaning of tide in English
Pronunciation
/taɪd/
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Verb
tide
Definitions
1.
rise or move foward
Examples
« surging waves »
Antonyms
ebb
ebb away
ebb down
ebb out
ebb off
2.
cause to float with the tide
3.
be carried with the tide
Noun
tide
Etymology
Old English tīd ‘time, period, era’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tijd and German Zeit, also to time. The sense relating to the sea dates from late Middle English
Definitions
1.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
2.
something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea)
Examples
« a rising tide of popular interest »
3.
there are usually two high and two low tides each day