Tide - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea)
verb
Extra examples
The boat got swept away in the tide.
Strong tides make swimming dangerous.
With the tide of public opinion against him, the president may lose.
It was their first major victory. The tide had turned (=changed).
The tide of battle turned against the Mexican army.
The crisis prompted a rising tide of protest.
She swallowed back a tide of emotion.
In the autumn of 1918 the tide finally turned.
The rise and fall of the tide
The tide rose and fell.
The incoming tide will eventually float the ship off the reef.
The tide almost sucked us out to sea.
...shell collecting can be so absorbing that you don't notice the tide coming in...
We walked out onto the sandbar at low tide.
The fast-moving tide sometimes surprises unwary swimmers.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: tide
he/she/it: tides
present participle: tiding
past tense: tided
past participle: tided
singular: tide
plural: tides
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