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Added 9 October 2026

tide

/taɪd/ noun

In Latin: aestus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tide at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun.
The Bristol Channel has some of the world's largest tides.
The associated flow of water.
A lot of driftwood was brought in on the tide.
Any similar gravitational effect on Earth or other body.
As well as sea tides, there are much smaller land tides.

verb

To cause to float with the tide; to drive or carry with the tide or stream.
To carry over or through a problem or difficulty.
To pour a tide or flood.
The ocean tided most impressively.

verb

To happen, occur.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English tyde, from Old English tīd, from Proto-West Germanic *tīdi, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis, from *deh₂y- + *-tis. Related to time. Cognate with Dutch tijd (“time”), German Zeit (“time”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish tid (“time”), Faroese and Icelandic tíð (“time”).

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