rode

CEFRA1

/ɹəʊd/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Past tense of ride; traveled on an animal, bicycle, or vehicle.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    Of a male woodcock, to fly back and forth over the edge of a woodland while calling; to perform its, typically crepuscular, mating flight.

Examples

  • I rode with her as far as the station.

  • On my way home, I fell asleep on the train and rode past my station.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /rod/
  • /ɹoʊd/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. past participle of ride

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The line from a vessel to its anchor.

More examples

In context

  • She rode off down the road with the dog running behind.

  • We dined at Martin's, and then came on to father Low's: we have rode but eight miles this day.

  • No doubt many a journey you have rode and gone, and many a hard daies labour you have taken, and ſharpened perhaps with care and grief[…]

Synonyms

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He blank his bicycle along the path every day, using the pedals to move.

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Origin

verb

In place names, from Old English *rodu (“clearing”).