be·tide (bĭ-tīd')

v., -tid·ed, -tid·ing, -tides.

v.tr.
To happen to.

v.intr.
To take place; befall. See synonyms at happen.

[Middle English bitiden : bi-, be- + tiden, to happen (from Old English tīdan; see tide²).]

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