The tide comes in

[Rachel Adams]

Hello.

What is the opposite of ''The tide comes in'', ''The tide is out'', ''The tide is back'' and ''back out?'' What verb do you use in such context?

 

[Tarheel]

1. The tide comes in.
2. The tide goes out.

It's possible to use the same verb for both, thus:

The tide rolls in; the tide rolls out.

 

[Rachel Adams]

1. The tide comes in.
2. The tide goes out.

It's possible to use the same verb for both, thus:

The tide rolls in; the tide rolls out.

''The tide is back out'' or ''the tide is back'' means it has come in. Right?

 

[Rachel Adams]

No.

Where have you seen/heard these?

In the movie The Woman in Black. "What time is the tide back out"? And "It will be out again by 17:00."

 

[jutfrank]

The word back just means 'again'. It has no relation to the motion of the tide.

 

[Rachel Adams]

They clearly mean when the tide is out (again). it may be coming in or going out at the moment of speaking.

Just like ''the tide is due''? Does this phrase also mean it is either going out or coming in?

 

[Rachel Adams]

When did you see/hear these words, and in what context?

I will try to find it now and post it here. It's from the same movie I mentioned before.

 

[Rachel Adams]

 

[Tarheel]

I can't read that, but it doesn't matter. If a tide could be due that would mean it is coming at a specific time. However, that word doesn't apply here.

Tides are always either coming in or going out. (That's what they do.)

Do you know what causes tides?

 

[Rachel Adams]

I can't read that, but it doesn't matter. If a tide could be due that would mean it is coming at a specific time. However, that word doesn't apply here.

Tides are always either coming in or going out. (That's what they do.)

Do you know what causes tides?

I am sorry if the screenshots can't be read. I can copy and paste the text instead.
I forgot what causes them, to be honest. I thought just like ''it is out'', ''the tide is due'' means it is either coming in or going out.

 

[Tarheel]

The moon causes the tides. (Gravity.)

The tide is out - low tide

Forget about the tide is due.

 

[GoesStation]

This works though: High tide is due at 3:15 this afternoon. You don't need the word "due", but it's not impossible.

 

[Tarheel]

This works though: High tide is due at 3:15 this afternoon. You don't need the word "due", but it's not impossible.

Yes. Unlike most things though, it is not possible for high tide to be late. (It's more dependable than Old Faithful.)

 

[Yankee]

Hello.

What is the opposite of ''The tide comes in'', ''The tide is out'', ''The tide is back'' and ''back out?'' What verb do you use in such context?

"The tide recedes" is frequently used.

 

[GoesStation]

"The tide recedes" is frequently used.

In quite a few years of dealing with tides in southern England I did not come across that.

It sounds odd to my American ears, too.

 

[Yankee]

It sounds odd to my American ears, too.

As a frequent visitor to the Jersey shore it's not unusual, at least on the east coast. Suggest you Google it.

 

[GoesStation]

As a frequent visitor to the Jersey shore it's not unusual, at least on the east coast. Suggest you Google it.

It's extremely rare in written English.

 

[Yankee]

It's extremely rare in written English.

Suggest you check:
The Pitfalls of Using Google Ngram to Study Language
https://www.wired.com/2015/10/pitfalls-of-studying-language-with-google-ngram/

 

[Yankee]

Suggest you check:
The Pitfalls of Using Google Ngram to Study Language
https://www.wired.com/2015/10/pitfalls-of-studying-language-with-google-ngram/

And at the risk of prolonging the debate, coincidentally, the crossword puzzle by Thomas Joseph in today's newspaper (5-25-20) lists the clue "Ebbs" and guess what the seven letter answer is.