stride

CEFRB2

/stɹaɪd/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A long step taken while walking or running.

  2. 02

    verb

    To walk with long steps.

Examples

  • Tom seems to be taking things in stride.

  • He took it in his stride.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To pass over at a step; to step over.

  2. To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To straddle.

More examples

In context

  • You're hitting your stride.

  • Mars in the middle of the shining shield / Is grav'd, and strides along the liquid field.

  • a debtor that not dares to stride a limit

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English striden, from Old English strīdan (“stride”), from Proto-West Germanic *strīdan, from Proto-Germanic *strīdaną. Cognate with Low German striden (“to fight, to stride”), Dutch strijden (“to fight”), German streiten (“to fight, to quarrel”).