Definition
Past tense of betide; happened or occurred to someone; befell.
Etymology
From 'betide,' which comes from 'be-' combined with 'tide' (from Old English 'tīdan' meaning to happen). The word is archaic but survives in phrases like 'woe betide,' originally meaning 'may happen to' or 'befall.'
Kelly Says
'Betide' is why we say 'woe betide you'—it's an ancient wish-curse that something will happen to someone, frozen in time in this one phrase. Most people using it now don't realize 'tide' once meant 'happen,' showing how older word meanings hide inside modern expressions.
Translations
CSČeština
stalo se
sta-lo se
ESEspañol
aconteció
ah-kon-teh-thee-oh
FAفارسی
اتفاق افتاد
e-ta-faaq ef-taad
FISuomi
tapahtui
ta-paht-ui
FRFrançais
est arrivé
e-st ah-ree-veh
HEעברית
התרחש
hit-ra-hash
HUMagyar
bekövetkezett
be-ko-ve-te-ke-zett
IDBahasa Indonesia
terjadi
ter-ja-di
ITItaliano
è accaduto
e ah-kah-doo-toh
KMKM
កើតឡើង
k-eat-la-leng
MSBahasa Melayu
berlaku
ber-la-ku
MYမြန်မာ
ဖြစ်ပြီး
hpyit-pyi
NLNederlands
is gebeurd
is ge-be-urd
PLPolski
stało się
sta-lo sie
PTPortuguês
aconteceu
ah-kon-teh-seu
RORomână
s-a întâmplat
sa in-tam-pla-t
RUРусский
произошло
pro-i-zosh-lo
SWKiswahili
kutokea
koo-toh-kee-ah
TAதமிழ்
நிகழ்ந்தது
ni-kzh-n-th-thu
TEతెలుగు
సందర్భమైంది
san-dar-bha-ma-i-ndi
THไทย
เกิดขึ้นแล้ว
gerd khun laeo
TLTL
nangyari
nan-ga-ya-ri
UKУкраїнська
відбулося
vid-bu-lo-sya
URاردو
واقع ہوا
wa-qi' hoo-a
VITiếng Việt
đã xảy ra
da khay ra