ride
verb/raɪd/
/raɪd/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they ride | /raɪd/ /raɪd/ |
| he / she / it rides | /raɪdz/ /raɪdz/ |
| past simple rode | /rəʊd/ /rəʊd/ |
| past participle ridden | /ˈrɪdn/ /ˈrɪdn/ |
| -ing form riding | /ˈraɪdɪŋ/ /ˈraɪdɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to sit on an animal, especially a horse, and control it as it moves
- I learnt to ride as a child.
- + adv./prep. They rode along narrow country lanes.
- He was riding on a large black horse.
- He rode fifty miles on horseback.
- ride something to ride a horse
- to ride a pony/ donkey/camel
- She had never ridden a horse before.
- He's ridden six winners so far this year (= in horse racing).
Homophones road | rode | rowedroad rode rowed/rəʊd//rəʊd/Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsa1- At the end of the film they ride off into the sunset.
- They rode hard all night.
- We were riding along a dusty trail.
- riding bareback on a circus horse
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- fast
- hard
- slowly
- …
- learn to
- teach somebody to
- teach somebody how to
- …
- along
- down
- from
- …
- go horseback riding
- go riding
- go riding(British English)(North American English go horseback riding)[intransitive] to spend time riding a horse for pleasure
- How often do you go riding?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- fast
- hard
- slowly
- …
- learn to
- teach somebody to
- teach somebody how to
- …
- along
- down
- from
- …
- go horseback riding
- go riding
- [transitive, intransitive] to sit on and control a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.
- ride something + adv./prep. The boys were riding their bikes around the streets.
- ride something He rode a Harley Davidson.
- It 's like riding a bicycle: one day you can't and the next day you can.
- + adv./prep. The ground there is too rough to ride over.
- [intransitive, transitive] to travel in a vehicle, especially as a passenger
- + adv./prep. I walked back while the others rode in the car.
- ride something (North American English) to ride a train/the subway/an elevator
- ride something + adv./prep. (North American English) She rode the bus to school every day.
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorrya1- The widow and children rode in the first car after the coffin.
- The men loaded my stuff onto the pick-up and I rode with them in the cab.
- He rides the subway every day.
- You could ride right along the coast by tram.
- [intransitive, transitive] to float or be supported on water or air
- (+ adv./prep.) We watched the balloon riding high above the fields.
- The ship was riding at anchor in the harbour.
- ride something surfers riding the waves
- A large bird was riding the air currents beneath it.
- [transitive] ride something to go through or over an area on a horse, bicycle, etc.
- We rode the mountain trails.
- [transitive] ride somebody (North American English) to criticize or tease somebody in an annoying way
- Why is everybody riding me today?
horse
bicycle/motorcycle
in vehicle
on water/air
go through area
criticize
Word OriginOld English rīdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijden and German reiten.
Idioms
See ride in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarybe riding for a fall
- to be doing something that involves risks and that may end in disaster
be riding high
- to be successful or very confident
- The company is riding high this year.
if wishes were horses, beggars would/might ride
- (saying) wishing for something does not make it happen
let something ride
- to decide to do nothing about a problem that you know you may have to deal with later
- He was rude to me but I let it ride this time.
ride the crest of something
- to enjoy great success or support because of a particular situation or event
- The band is riding the crest of its last tour.
ride herd on somebody/something
- (North American English, informal) to keep watch or control over somebody/something
- police riding herd on crowds of youths on the streets
ride, etc. roughshod over somebody (especially British English)
(North American English usually run roughshod over somebody)
- to treat somebody badly and not worry about their feelings
ride shotgun
- (especially North American English, informal) to ride in the front passenger seat of a car or truck
ride a/the wave of something
- to enjoy or be supported by the particular situation or quality mentioned
- Schools are riding a wave of renewed public interest.
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