ride

Meaning

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.
2. (ambitransitive) To be transported in a vehicle; to travel as a passenger.
3. (South-Africa, US, informal, transitive) To transport (someone) in a vehicle.
4. (intransitive) Of a ship: to sail, to float on the water.
5. (intransitive, transitive) To be carried or supported by something lightly and quickly; to travel in such a way, as though on horseback.
6. (transitive) To traverse by riding.
7. (transitive) To convey, as by riding; to make or do by riding.
8. (figuratively, transitive) To exploit or take advantage of (a situation).
9. (intransitive) To support a rider, as a horse; to move under the saddle.
10. (ambitransitive, slang) To mount (someone) to have sex with them.
11. (Ireland, ambitransitive, slang) To have sex with (someone).
12. (colloquial, transitive) To nag or criticize; to annoy (someone).
13. (intransitive) Of clothing: to gradually move (up) and crease; to ruckle.
14. (intransitive) To rely, depend (on).
15. (intransitive) Of clothing: to rest (in a given way on a part of the body).
16. To play defense on the defensemen or midfielders, as an attackman.
17. To manage insolently at will; to domineer over.
18. To overlap (each other); said of bones or fractured fragments.
19. (transitive) To monitor (some component of an audiovisual signal) in order to keep it within acceptable bounds.
20. In jazz, to play in a steady rhythmical style.

Noun

1. An instance of riding.
2. (informal) A vehicle.
3. An amusement ridden at a fair or amusement park.
4. A lift given to someone in another person's vehicle.
5. (UK) A road or avenue cut in a wood, for riding; a bridleway or other wide country path.
6. (UK, archaic, dialectal) A saddle horse.
7. (Ireland) A person (or sometimes a thing or a place) that is visually attractive.
8. A steady rhythmical style.
9. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of ride cymbal.
10. (figuratively) A wild, bewildering experience of some duration.
11. (slang, vulgar) An act of sexual intercourse.
12. A district inspected by an excise officer.
13. (historical) A fault caused by the overlapping of leads, etc.

Synonyms

drive

mount

go

riding

travel

ascend

lift

climb

motor

straddle

take

journey

depend on

get on

sit

🪑

trip

fare

hinge on

bestride

carry

taunt

turn on

hinge upon

go up

tease

run

devolve on

board

depend upon

cod

bicycle

🚲

tantalise

tantalize

reach

roll

proceed

pedal

rag

bait

lead

move

rally

outing

passage

car

🚗

depend

get up

go ahead

float

bridle

Translations

reiten

rijden

chevaucher

montar

cavalcare

fahren

aller

cabalgar

montare

monter

muntar

ir

passeggiata

🚶

Fahrt

andare a cavallo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹaɪd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: riden

Inherited from Old English: rīdan

Cognate with Northern Frisian: ride

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: riede

Cognate with Western Frisian: ride

Cognate with Low German: rieden

Cognate with Dutch: rijden

Cognate with German: reiten

Cognate with Danish: ride

Cognate with Swedish: rida

Cognate with Welsh: rhwyddhau

In summary

From Middle English riden, from Old English rīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *rīdan, from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH-.
Cognates
From Proto-Germanic: North Frisian ride (“to ride”), Saterland Frisian riede (“to ride”), West Frisian ride (“to ride”), Low German rieden (“to ride”), Dutch rijden (“to ride”), German reiten (“to ride”), Danish ride (“to ride”), Swedish rida (“to ride”).
From Indo-European: Welsh rhwyddhau (“to hurry”).

Sentences

They began to ride out over the sands , with the moon lighting their way .

Not until the moon was high did the alchemist ride into view .