betide
verb (used with object)
to happen to; come to; befall.
has betided
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present perfectof betide (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He sprinkled water on his face and when he revived, he said to him, 'What has betided thee?
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV by John Payne
