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Meaning of tide in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /taɪd/

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  1. Verb

    tide

    Definitions

    1. rise or move foward

    Examples

    • « surging waves »

    Antonyms

    • ebb
    • ebb away
    • ebb down
    • ebb out
    • ebb off
  2. 2. cause to float with the tide
  3. 3. be carried with the tide
  4. 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
  5. 2. something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea)

    Examples

    • « a rising tide of popular interest »
  6. 3. there are usually two high and two low tides each day

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