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- [tahyd]
- /taɪd/
- /taɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tahyd]
- /taɪd/
Definitions of tide word
- noun tide the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours. 1
- noun tide the inflow, outflow, or current of water at any given place resulting from the waves of tides. 1
- noun tide flood tide. 1
- noun tide a stream or current. 1
- noun tide anything that alternately rises and falls, increases and decreases, etc.: the tide of the seasons. 1
- noun tide current, tendency, or drift, as of events or ideas: the tide of international events. 1
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Origin of tide
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English (noun); Old English tīd time, hour; cognate with Dutch tijd, German Zeit, Old Norse tīth; akin to time
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Parts of speech for Tide
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tide popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tide usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tide
noun tide
- beachcomber — A beachcomber is someone who spends their time wandering along beaches looking for things they can use.
- beck — a nod, wave, or other gesture or signal
- chronology — The chronology of a series of past events is the times at which they happened in the order in which they happened.
- comber — a person, tool, or machine that combs wool, flax, etc
- conjuncture — a combination of events, esp a critical one
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