tide

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The regular rise and fall of the sea, caused by the pull of the moon and sun.

   We waited for the tide to go out before walking on the sand.

2. 2
   noun

   The general direction in which opinion or events are moving.

   The tide of public opinion has turned against the plan.

From Middle English tiden, tide, from Old English tīdan (“to happen”).

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