raid
To engage in a raid againstTo engage in a raid against.
» They shot down two enemy planes during the raid.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To engage in a raid against.
The police raided the gambling den.
The soldiers raided the village and burned it down.
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налета́тьnaletátʹ, налете́тьnaletétʹ
(transitive)To lure from another; to entice away from.
(transitive)To indulge oneself by taking from.
I raided the fridge for snacks.
- search for something needed or desired
- take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock
- search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
- enter someone else's territory and take spoils
Examples
63 sentencesThey shot down two enemy planes during the raid.
Tom and Mary ran into the air-raid shelter.
ruТом и Мэри побежали в бомбоубежище. — Selena777
deTom und Maria liefen in den Luftschutzbunker. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom was killed in the raid.
Cellphones do not work in the air-raid shelter.
ruМобильные телефоны не работают в бомбоубежище. — corvard
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Translations
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Origin
From Scots raid, from Northern Middle English rade, from Old English rād (“a riding, an exFrom Scots raid, from Northern Middle English rade, from Old English rād (“a riding, an expedition on horseback, road”), whence also the inherited English road (“way, street”). The earlier senses of “a riding, expedition, raid” fell into disuse in Early Modern English, but were revived in the northern form raid by Walter Scott in the early 19th century. The use for a swift police operation appears in the later 19th century and may perhaps have been influenced by French razzia (similar in both original meaning and sound).
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Forms
raids, raiding, raided, raidedSynonyms
2 synonyms- search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on:bust
- enter someone else's territory and take spoils:foray into
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle