Complete Definition of "ride"

English

Etymology
ME. riden, Old English ridan|rīdan, from Germanic *ridanan, from Indo-European *reidh-. Cognate with Dutch rijden, German reiten, Swedish rida; and (from Indo-European) with Welsh rhwyddhau �hurry�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/raɪd/, SAMPA|/raId/
audio|en-us-ride.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|aɪd

Verb
en-verb|rides|riding|rode|ridden

  1. To transport oneself with a bicycle, a horse.
  2. To sit on and control an animal for sport or recreation.
  3. To be carried or supported by (something with momentum).
  4. lacrosse To play defense on the defensemen or midfielders, as an attackmen.
  5. To copulate on, have sexual intercourse with (a woman).

Translations
trans-top|in a vehicle
Arabic: ARchar|ر�ب IPAchar|(rákeba)
Chinese: �� (d�chéng)
Dutch: rijden
Esperanto: rajdi
Finnish: ajaa
French: monter en/à
Frisian: ride
German: fahren
Hungarian: autóz
Italian: transitive, intransitive guidare, intransitive andare in macchina
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Japanese: �� (��, noru)
Korean: �� (tada)
Norwegian: ri
Persian: FAchar|را�د� (rândan)
Portuguese: andar de automóvel
Russian: е�а�� (jé�at�)
Slovene: voziti
Spanish: pasear en coche
Swedish: åka
Welsh: mynd, teithio
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trans-top|horse, bicycle
Arabic: ARchar|ر�ب IPAchar|(rákeba)
Catalan: muntar
Chinese: �� (d�chéng)
Dutch: rijden
Esperanto: rajdi
Finnish: ratsastaa (horse), ajaa (bike)
French: rouler
Frisian: ride
German: reiten (horse), fahren (bicycle)
Hungarian: lovagol
Indonesian: naik, naik|menaiki, kendara|mengendarai, tunggang|menunggang
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Italian: (horse) transitive, intransitive cavalcare, (bicycle) transitive guidare, intransitive andare in bici
Japanese: �� (��, noru)
Korean: �� (tada), �|�� �� (maleul tada)
Norwegian: ri
Portuguese: andar
Russian: е�а�� (jé�at�)
Slovene: voziti (bicycle), jezditi (horse), jahati (horse)
Spanish: montar
Swedish: rida (animal), åka (bike)
Turkish: sürmek, binmek
Welsh: marchogaeth (horse), mynd ar (gefn) beic, beicio (bicycle)
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Noun
en-noun

  1. An instance of riding.

#: Can I have a ride on your bike?

  1. Informal: A vehicle.

#: That is a nice ride you are driving.

  1. An amusement ridden at a fair or amusement park.
  2. A person giving someone a lift with their vehicle.

Translations
trans-top|instance of riding
Italian: giro m, corsa f
trans-mid
Korean: �� (seungma = horse)
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trans-top|vehicle
Italian: (car) macchina f, auto f
trans-mid
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See also
ride herd

Anagrams
dire

Category:English irregular verbs


French

Etymology
From rider#French|rider.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�id/

Noun
fr-noun|f

  1. wrinkle, line (de on) (face etc.)
  2. ripple, ridge

Related terms
ridé
rider


Italian

Verb form
ride

  1. third-person singular indicative present of ridere

Category:Italian verb forms

ang:ride
co:ride
da:ride
de:ride
el:ride
es:ride
fr:ride
gl:ride
ko:ride
io:ride
id:ride
it:ride
hu:ride
pl:ride
ru:ride
fi:ride
sv:ride
ta:ride
te:ride
vi:ride
uk:ride
zh:ride

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