Meaning

20 senses
  1. (ambitransitive)To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.

    I ride to work every day and park the bike outside the office.

    reiten, fahren

    е́хатьjéxatʹ, пое́хатьpojéxatʹ, е́здитьjézditʹ

    ї́хатиjíxaty, ї́здитиjízdyty, скака́тиskakáty

  2. (ambitransitive)To be transported in a vehicle; to travel as a passenger.

    fahren

    еха́тьjexátʹ, пое́хатьpojéxatʹ, е́здитьjézditʹ

    ї́хатиjíxaty, ї́здитиjízdyty

    be carried or travel on or in a vehicle

  3. (South Africa, US, informal, transitive)To transport (someone) in a vehicle.

    The cab rode him downtown.

    sit on and control a vehicle

  4. (intransitive)Of a ship: to sail, to float on the water.

  5. (intransitive, transitive)To be carried or supported by something lightly and quickly; to travel in such a way, as though on horseback.

    The witch cackled and rode away on her broomstick.

  6. (transitive)To traverse by riding.

  7. (transitive)To convey, as by riding; to make or do by riding.

    How many races have you ridden this year?

  8. (figuratively, transitive)To exploit or take advantage of (a situation).

  9. (intransitive)To support a rider, as a horse; to move under the saddle.

    A horse rides easy or hard, slow or fast.

  10. (ambitransitive, slang)To mount (someone) to have sex with them.

  11. (Ireland, ambitransitive, slang)To have sex with (someone).

    have certain properties when driven

  12. (colloquial, transitive)To nag or criticize; to annoy (someone).

Examples

2364 sentences
  1. I like to ride on trains.

    Мені подобається їздити на потязі. — deniko

    ruМне нравится ездить на поездах. — odexed

    deIch fahre gerne Zug. — MUIRIEL

  2. I'll give you a ride home.

    Я підвезу тебе додому. — deniko

    ruЯ тебя отвезу домой. — FeuDRenais

    deIch fahre dich nach Hause. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. I gave Tom a ride home.

    Я підвіз Тома додому. — deniko

    ruЯ подвёз Тома до дома. — marafon

    deIch habe Tom nach Hause gefahren. — doemaar14

  4. I need a ride to school.

    Мені потрібно, щоб мене підкинули до школи. — deniko

  5. Tom gave me a ride home.

    Том підвіз мене додому. — deniko

    ruТом подвёз меня до дома. — odexed

    deTom fuhr mich nach Hause. — wolfgangth

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, bicycle etc.:
Русский
By meaning 2
to transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, bicycle etc.:
to be transported in a vehicle as a passenger:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, bicycle etc.:

Origin

From Middle English riden, from Old English rīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *rīdan, from P

From Middle English riden, from Old English rīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *rīdan, from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną (“to ride”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreydʰ- (“to ride”), from *h₃reyH- (“to move”), from *h₃er- (“to move, stir”).

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Forms

rides, riding, rode, ridden
Base formride · to ride
3rd person singularrides
Present participleriding
Past simplerode
Past participleridden

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyride
he, she, itrides

Past simpleLesson

all personsrode

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave ridden
he, she, ithas ridden

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill ride

Phrasal verbs

10 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

5 synonyms
to have sexual intercourse:do it
Close in meaning
  • copulate with:mount
  • sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions:sit
  • have certain properties when driven:drive

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

40 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • ride a bicycle
  • ride a horse
  • to ride a
  • how to ride
  • ride a unicycle
  • a ride home
  • rode his bicycle
  • ride a motorcycle
  • ride my bicycle
  • need a ride
  • ride a bike
  • ride home

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ride — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto