tide

[US]/taɪd/
[UK]/taɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the rise and fall of the sea; a trend or current
vt. to drift with the tide

Phrases & Collocations

high tide

low tide

incoming tide

outgoing tide

changing tide

spring tide

neap tide

turn the tide

red tide

tide over

time and tide

rising tide

flood tide

at high tide

storm tide

ebb tide

tide level

double tides

tide gauge

astronomical tide

Example Sentences

The tide is making.

The tide is on the ebb.

The tide is down.

a flood tide of fears.

the tide began to ebb.

the high tide of nationalism.

a tide of militant nationalism

the tide was going out.

the rising tide of crime.

The tide is making now.

tide over a difficulty

The tide was at its height.

a high tide mark; a high tide departure.

a low tide mark; a low tide departure.

atmospheric tide; the tides that wrack Saturn's moons.

I knew the tide would be on the ebb .

at low tide the sands are exposed.

at high tide you have to go inland.

islets visible at low tide .

an attempt to stem the rising tide of unemployment.

Real-world Examples

We moored in and waited for a high tide.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

Time and tide wait for no man.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

Oh if it's a very high tide.

Source: Gourmet Base

And one of those effects might be the tides.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation November 2016

The loss of the battle for Stalingrad finally turned the tide against Hitler.

Source: New Version of University English Comprehensive Course 4

We're bucking the tide, acting consciously and succeeding only a little.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

The moon, the tides, the seasons, or the sun?

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Down we follow the tide as Colombian police stand calmly by.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2019 Collection

The reality is a tide of human misery.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Potentially, they could turn the tide.

Source: CNN Selected October 2015 Collection

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