raid

CEFRB2

/ɹeɪd/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A sudden attack or search by a group.

  2. 02

    verb

    To enter a place suddenly to attack or search it.

Examples

  • The bandits made a raid on the village.

  • The kids tend to raid the fridge when they get home from school.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering.

  2. An attacking movement.

  3. A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.

More examples

In context

  • They shot down two enemy planes during the raid.

  • a police raid of a narcotics factory

  • a raid of contractors on the public treasury

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From 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).