Ride - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |raɪd|  American pronunciation of the word ride
Brit.  |raɪd|  British pronunciation of the word ride
irregular verb:  p.t. — rode  p.p. — ridden

noun

- a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) (syn: drive)
- a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement

verb

- sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions (syn: sit)
Did you ever ride a camel?
- be carried or travel on or in a vehicle
I ride to work in a bus
He rides the subway downtown every day
- continue undisturbed and without interference
Let it ride
- move like a floating object
- harass with persistent criticism or carping (syn: bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit)
Don't ride me so hard over my failure
- be sustained or supported or borne
- have certain properties when driven (syn: drive)
This car rides smoothly
- be contingent on (syn: turn on)
The outcomes rides on the results of the election
- lie moored or anchored
Ship rides at anchor
- sit on and control a vehicle
He rides his bicycle to work every day
She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town
- climb up on the body
Shorts that ride up
- ride over, along, or through
- keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot
Don't ride the clutch!
- copulate with (syn: mount)

Extra examples

She learned how to ride a horse when she was young.

Most children learn to ride a bicycle at an early age.

He rides his motorcycle to work every day.

I never rode on a horse before.

She got on her bicycle and rode away.

He decided to walk to the movies instead of riding the bus.

She rides the subway home from school.

They rode the elevator to the second floor.

We rode through the park in a horse-drawn carriage.

The dog rode in the back of the truck.

We went for a ride in the country.

I had my first ride in a limousine.

I need a ride to work.

She caught a ride with her coworker.

We went on a horseback ride.

Phrasal verbs

ride out  — hang on during a trial of endurance

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: ride
he/she/it: rides
present participle: riding
past tense: rode
past participle: ridden
noun
singular: ride
plural: rides
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