parade

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An organized display of a group of people, particularly
2. (countable, uncountable) An organized display of a group of people, particularly
3. (countable, uncommon, uncountable) An organized display of a group of people, particularly
4. (countable, uncommon, uncountable) An organized display of a group of people, particularly
5. (countable, uncommon, uncountable) A place reserved for such displays, particularly
6. (countable, dated, uncountable) A place reserved for such displays, particularly
7. (countable, uncommon, uncountable) A place reserved for such displays, particularly
8. (countable, uncommon, uncountable) The people who make up such a display, particularly
9. (countable, uncountable) The people who make up such a display, particularly
10. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Synonym of show: any similarly orderly or ostentatious display, especially of a variety of people or a series of things paraded around.
11. (UK, countable, figuratively, uncommon, uncountable) A row of shops beside a street.
12. (UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, figuratively, uncommon, uncountable) Ellipsis of programme parade: a description of the programming schedule formerly announced on the radio and various television channels.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To take part in a parade
2. (intransitive) To take part in a parade
3. (intransitive, transitive) To take part in a parade
4. (intransitive, transitive) To take part in a parade
5. (figuratively, intransitive) To take part in a parade
6. (figuratively, intransitive, transitive) To take part in a parade
7. (figuratively, intransitive) To take part in a parade
8. (transitive) To cause to take part in a parade, particularly
9. (figuratively, transitive) To cause to take part in a parade, particularly
10. (obsolete, transitive) To furnish with a parade or parades.

Synonyms

march

procession

flaunt

display

review

promenade

show

show off

cavalcade

array

exhibit

defile

ostentation

pomp

drill

advertise

demonstration

military review

military parade

demonstrate

walk

🚶

march past

cortege

roll-call

strut

pretend

muster

troop

line-up

flow

flex

dance

💃

current

bring in

escort

crowd

motion

model

drift

bring forward

apply

diction

marching

deploy

characterisation

marshal

line up

lineup

line

chain

Translations

défilé

parade

desfile

Parade

parata

sfilata

desfilar

parader

pronken

parade

παρέλαση

parada

🛑

paraderen

pralen

prijken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pəˈɹeɪd/

Etymology

From French parade (“an ostentatious display, a military display”), from parer (“to beautify, prepare, take pride in”) + -ade probably under influence from earlier Italian parata (“preparation, a military parade, an ostentatious display”) and Latin magnō parātū (“with great preparation”). Various senses similarly influenced by earlier French and Italian uses. Doublet of pare.