ride for
To have someone's back, support wholeheartedlyTo have someone's back, support wholeheartedly.
» Can I ride this horse for a while?
Darf ich dieses Pferd kurz reiten?
Darf ich auf diesem Pferd einen Weile reiten?
Могу я покататься верхом на этой лошади недолго?
Чи можу я проїхатися верхи на цьому коні ненадовго?
Meaning
1 senses(slang)To have someone's back, support wholeheartedly.
He says he rides for black women, yet look at how he treats us.
Examples
25 sentencesCan I ride this horse for a while?
Чи можу я проїхатися верхи на цьому коні ненадовго? — leyla
ruМогу я покататься верхом на этой лошади недолго? — leyla
deDarf ich dieses Pferd kurz reiten? — whosnick
I haven't ridden my bicycle for over a year.
Я не вже більше року не їздив на своєму велосипеді. — deniko
Can I ride this horse for a long time?
I rode a horse for the first time yesterday.
ruЯ вчера впервые ездил верхом. — marafon
deIch habe gestern zum ersten Mal auf einem Pferd geritten. — Yorwba
Tom rode a horse for the first time yesterday.
ruТом вчера впервые ездил верхом. — marafon
deTom ritt gestern zum ersten Mal auf einem Pferd. — Melang
Origin
Likely a shortening of ride or die + for.Likely a shortening of ride or die + for.
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Forms
rides for, riding for, rode for, ridden for| Base form | ride for · to ride for |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | rides for |
| Present participle | riding for |
| Past simple | rode for |
| Past participle | ridden for |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
10 phrasal verbs- ride outзатримуватися, зоставатисяTo survive in a storm (about a ship) and keep afloat.
- ride upTo approach or come near to while riding.
- ride offTo ride defensively so as to deflect an opposing player.
- ride onTo target (somebody) in a drive-by shooting.
- ride downTo cause (a horse) to fall when riding.
- ride overSynonym of ride roughshod over.
- ride forTo have someone's back, support wholeheartedly.
- ride alongTo go for a ride with another or others; especially, to join police officers on their patrol in a patrol car.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb