ride up
ride up · rides up · rode up · ridden up · riding up
To approach or come near to while ridingTo approach or come near to while riding.
» A group of horsemen rode up.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To approach or come near to while riding.
(intransitive)To move up higher on one's body.
My jeans always seem to ride up on me in public.
Examples
13 sentencesA group of horsemen rode up.
I rode up in the elevator with Tom.
Tom rode up in the elevator with Mary.
deTom fuhr mit Maria im Fahrstuhl nach oben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Hey, who gets to ride up front?
deWer darf vorne sitzen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We rode up in the elevator together.
deWir fuhren zusammen im Aufzug hoch. — fromBerlin
Translations
2 languagesForms
rides up, riding up, rode up, ridden upPhrasal 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