tide en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- [tʰaːd] Southern US, African-American Vernacular
- /taɪd/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /tʌɪd/ (Scotland)
- tīd
- (US) audio
- /tɑjd/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- [tɑed] (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /tɛɪd/ (Northumbria)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis Proto-Germanic *tīdiz Proto-West Germanic *tīdi Old English tīd Middle English tyde English tide 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”).
Meanings
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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.
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The associated flow of water.
We can cross to the island when the tide is out, but it won't move out until around five o'clock.
A lot of driftwood was brought in on the tide.
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Any similar gravitational effect on Earth or other body.
As well as sea tides, there are much smaller land tides.
By far the largest tides on Europa are those caused by the gravitational attraction of Jupiter.
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A high-volume flow, literal or figurative; a current or flood.
The sewer burst, and a tide of sewage poured into nearby properties.
We've encountered a tide of problems.
Go I charge thee, inuite them all, let in the tide / Of Knaues once more: my Cook and Ile provide.
c. 1605–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv], page 88, column 1:A tide of people crossed over the border.
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(figuratively) The tendency or direction of causes, influences, or events; course; current.
This is the crap our children are learning / But oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
1987, Roger Waters, “The Tide Is Turning”, in Radio K.A.O.S.:Can't you see that the tide is turning
1988, Eddy Grant, “Gimme Hope Jo'anna”:Ahead of a summit on Thursday evening in Brussels, the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, said the tide was turning.
2026 June 18, Peter Beaumont, Pjotr Sauer, Jennifer Rankin, “Moscow oil refinery struck in Ukraine’s biggest air raid on city since start of war”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:The tide of public opinion has turned.
There is a tide in the affairs of men, / Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune […]
1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:
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(obsolete, qualifier:except in liturgy) Time, notably anniversary, period or season linked to an ecclesiastical feast.
at the tide / Of Christ his birth
1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain from the Birth of Jesus Christ until the year MDCXLVIII:Which, at th'appointed tyde, / Each one did make his Bryde
1596, Edmund Spenser, Prothalamion:What is singular too, the spademen seem to work lazily; they will not work double-tides, even for offer of more wages, though their tide is but seven hours[.]
1837, Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, (please specify the book or page number):[...] and rest their weary limbs a tide.
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza xxix:
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(archaic, regional) A time.
The doctor's no good this tide.
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(archaic, in-compounds, regional) A point or period of time identified or described by a qualifier.
Eventide, noontide, morrowtide, nighttide, moontide, harvesttide, wintertide, summertide, springtide, autumntide etc.
- The period of twelve hours.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tides | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
oceanic tide · tidelands oil · morrowtide · terrestrial tide · tide rode · mistide · tide way · tide table · tidemark · tide mark · land tide · critical tide level · tidepool · tide mill · opetide · gravitational tide · tidelike · tide waiter · atmospheric tide · tide range · meal-tide · half-tide · tiderace · buck the tide · macrotide · riptide · Allhallowtide · roll tide · thermal tide · tidewrack · time and tide stay for no man · tide pond · tide-driven · tide gate · Hallowtide · tide harbour · land-tide · a rising tide lifts all boats · tideless · turn the tide · tide wheel · tide runner · tide duty · Whitsuntide · work double tides · inferior tide · tide current · Rogationtide · supertide · time and tide · noontide · yestertide · tide dial · flood tide · tide power · Ascensiontide · ebb tide · foretide · tide surveyor · tide lock · Eastertide · red tide · tidy · summertide · tide railroad · tideflat · tideful · tide land · high tide · Maytide · tide crack · tidology · -tide · astronomical tide · storm tide · Tide Mills · stem the tide · proxigean spring tide · birthtide · undertide · tide-rode · tide nor time tarrieth no man · king tide · full tide · tide rock · tide hour · tidefall · Christmastide · tideworn · crimson tide · tide wave · tide stream · tideline · tide predictor · tide day · tideland · nighttide · tide rip · neap tide · tide pole · tideway · hightide · spring tide · tider · countertide · Yuletide · pink tide · tidesman · tidely · tide pool · tidal · tidewater · rip tide · tidal wave · wintertide · low tide · tide gauge · evetide · time and tide tarry for no man · hurricane tide · time and tide wait for no man · Passiontide
Synonyms
inflowing · influx · inflooding · inflood · inflow
Translations (110)
sl plimovanje (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · pl pływ (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · mnw ဒဳ (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · id pasang surut (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · sv tidvatten (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · sl oseka (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · fi virtaus (current, stream, flood) · cs příliv (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · de Tendenz (tendency or direction of causes, influences or events; course; current) · wa marêye (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · es marea (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · sh прилив (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · eo tajdo (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · my ဒီ (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · af ty (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · de Strom (current, stream, flood) · fa کشند (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · be прылі́ў (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · nn tidvatn (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · hi ज्वारभाँटा (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · de Gezeiten (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · mk тек (current, stream, flood) · sh oseka (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · is sjávarfall (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · ja 潮 (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · sl bibavica (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · nb tidevann (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · mk при́лив (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · de Gang (tendency or direction of causes, influences or events; course; current) · fi aika (time, notably liturgical anniversary or season) · mi nga(h)ehe (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · yag sači (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · nl tij (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · mk вре́ме (time, notably liturgical anniversary or season) · sm tai (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · vi thủy triều (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · de Tide (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · cy llanw (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · mt marea (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · pl przypływ (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · it marea (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · ru тече́ние (current, stream, flood) · ro maree (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · el παλίρροια (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · sh плима (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · uk припли́в (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · mk по́ток (current, stream, flood) · sh plima (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · sl plima (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · fi vuorovesi (something which changes like the tides of the sea) · fr tendance (tendency or direction of causes, influences or events; course; current) · af gety (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · nl getijde (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · fi tulva (current, stream, flood) · ru отли́в (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · el ροπή (tendency or direction of causes, influences or events; course; current) · sh priliv (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · da tidevand (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · bg отли́в (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · sh одлив (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · de Strömung (current, stream, flood) · ga taoide (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · cmn 潮 (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · mk о́длив (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · cs odliv (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · mt frugħ u mili tal-baħar (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · ko 조석 (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · fi hyöky (current, stream, flood) · nl getijde (time, notably liturgical anniversary or season) · ka მიქცევა-მოქცევა (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · sh осека (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · az qabarma-çəkilmə (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · fi virta (current, stream, flood) · ca marea (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · nrf mathée (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · bg тече́ние (current, stream, flood) · ja 潮汐 (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · bg пото́к (current, stream, flood) · fi vuorovesi (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · tr gelgit (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · sk príliv (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · it corso (current, stream, flood) · de Trend (tendency or direction of causes, influences or events; course; current) · cmn 潮汐 (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · uk відпли́в (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · ru прили́в (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · be адлі́ў (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · hu árapály (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · cy aches (current, stream, flood) · bg прили́в (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · mi kōrihirihi (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · pt maré (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · la aestus (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · fr marée (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · my ဒီရေ (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · fi virta (tendency or direction of causes, influences or events; course; current) · io mareo (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · ar مَدّ وَجَزْر (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · de Lauf (tendency or direction of causes, influences or events; course; current) · ka მიქცევ-მოქცევა (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · ru направле́ние (tendency or direction of causes, influences or events; course; current) · pl odpływ (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · bth pasang (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · kw mortid (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · el ρεύμα (current, stream, flood) · sh odliv (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · ru вре́мя (time, notably liturgical anniversary or season) · nb tidvatn (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide) · ru пото́к (current, stream, flood) · sk odliv (periodic change of sea level — see also flood tide, ebb tide, high tide, low tide)