wade
To walk through water or something that impedes progressTo walk through water or something that impedes progress.
» Tom waded across the shallow river.
Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To walk through water or something that impedes progress.
waten
брестиbresti
walk (through relatively shallow water)
(intransitive)To progress with difficulty.
to wade through a dull book
пробиратьсяprobiratʹsja, продиратьсяprodiratʹsja
(transitive)To walk through (water or similar impediment); to pass through by wading.
wading swamps and rivers
To gleam intermittently through clouds or mist.
(intransitive)To enter recklessly.
to wade into a fight or a debate
Examples
39 sentencesTom waded across the shallow river.
We waded through the muddy water.
Tom and Mary waded out into the deep water.
Tom got out of the boat and waded to shore.
This river is shallow enough to wade to the other side.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English waden, from Old English wadan, from Proto-West Germanic *wadan, from PFrom Middle English waden, from Old English wadan, from Proto-West Germanic *wadan, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną (“to go, pass through”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂dʰ- (“to go”). Cognates include Saterland Frisian waadje (“to wade”), West Frisian wâdzje (“to wade”), Dutch waden (“to wade”), German Low German waden (“to wade”), German waten (“to wade”), Danish vade (“to wade”), Swedish vada (“to wade”), Icelandic vaða (“to wade”), and Latin vādō (“go, walk; rush”).
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Forms
wades, wading, waded, wadedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsWord family
2 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