Cambridge Dictionaries online Cambridge Dictionaries online

The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English

  

tide

 
/tɑɪd/ n [C]

Definition

the rise and fall of the sea that happens twice every day: high/low tide A tide is also any large change in something, esp. an increase in the amount of something: The tide of public opinion is turning against the president.
(Definition of tide n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

“tide” in other dictionaries

Word of the Day

be under a cloud

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

Word of the Day

Blog

Read our blog about how the English language behaves.

Learn More

New Words

Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.

Learn More