bestridden

Meanings

• Verb

  To mount or ride something, especially a horse.

  - "He bestrides his horse with confidence."
  - "The knight bestrided his steed and charged into battle."

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Variants

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bestrid , bestridden , bestride , bestrides , bestriding , bestrode

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to ride astride' in Old English.

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Trivia

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1. Bestridden is a rare word, and its use is often limited to formal or poetic contexts.

2. The word 'bestride' is also used in the phrase 'bestride the world', meaning 'to dominate or control something completely'

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Related Concepts

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1. Astride: Related concept meaning 'mounted on or across something, typically a horse'

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Culture

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Bestridden has been used in various literary works, including Shakespeare's 'Henry V' and 'King Lear'. It also appears in the title of T.S. Eliot's poem 'Burnt Norton'.

How to Memorize "bestridden"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize someone riding a horse, with one leg on each side of the horse's body.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a knight on a horse in a medieval painting.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Big Horse' to remember the definition: Bestridden means 'to ride a big horse'.

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