bestride

[ bih-strahyd ]

verb (used with object)

, be·strode or be·strid, be·strid·den or be·strid, be·strid·ing.

1. to get or be astride of; have or place the legs on both sides of.
2. to step over or across with long strides.
3. to stand or tower over; dominate.

bestride

/ bɪˈstraɪd /

verb

1. to have or put a leg on either side of
2. to extend across; span
3. to stride over or across

Word History and Origins

Origin of bestride¹

before 1000; Middle English bestriden, Old English bestrīdan. See be-, stride

Example Sentences

Casemiro, a sad and fading shadow of the great player who bestrode Real Madrid's midfield through their Champions League glories, simply strolled out.

From BBC

He bestrode the tabloid newspapers and craved headlines and front pages.

From Seattle Times

If things were as United believes they should be, and England’s biggest club was bestriding the Premier League like a colossus, then the hiring of an executive would be little more than a footnote.

From New York Times

Immaculately groomed and entirely self-possessed, Siobhan bestrides the world of public relations like an expertly contoured colossus.

From New York Times

He was sentenced to three years in prison, two of them suspended, in what was a stunning fall from grace for a former president who once bestrode the world.

From Reuters

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