bestride
verb (used with object)
to get or be astride of; have or place the legs on both sides of.
bestrode
-
past participleof bestride.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
-
past tense formof bestride.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
bestrideverb (used with object)to get or be astride of; have or place the legs on both sides of.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He bestrode a web of personal connections that deeply influenced intellectual life in mid-19th-century America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
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 ● May 12, 2024
He bestrode the tabloid newspapers and craved headlines and front pages.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2024
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 ● May 17, 2023
Is that the same animal you bestrode when we departed?'—'Aye; 'tis she and no other.'—'Then she is under some spell that we cannot unravel!'
From The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah by Etienne Dinet
