be
tide
Third Person
betides
Present Participle
betiding
Past Tense
betided
Past Participle
betided
1
to take place, especially in a way that seems inevitable
- No one knows what will betide in the coming days.
- We must prepare for whatever may betide.
- Should disaster betide, we have a plan in place.
- Whatever may betide, she remains hopeful.
- It's impossible to predict what might betide in such uncertain times.
2
to happen to someone, often with a sense of fate or consequence
transitive
- Misfortune may betide those who wander into the dark forest.
- May good fortune betide you on your journey.
- Danger will surely betide those who ignore the warning signs.
- Blessings betide those who remain humble and kind.