wade

Meaning

Verb

1. to walk through water or something that impedes progress.
2. to progress with difficulty
3. to walk through (water or similar impediment); to pass through by wading
4. To enter recklessly.

Noun

1. An act of wading.
2. (colloquial) A ford; a place to cross a river.

Noun

Obsolete form of woad.

Synonyms

ford

paddle

cross over

dabble

experience

float

go

go through

involve

pad

passing

puddle

push through

slosh

splash

squish

swim

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traipse

trudge

footslog

stride over

wade across

struggle through

go swimming

walk in water

advance

walk with difficulty

billow

Pronounced as (IPA)

/weɪd/

Etymology

From Middle English waden, from Old English wadan, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂dʰ- (“to go”). Cognates include German waten (“wade”) and Latin vādō (“go, walk; rush”) (whence English evade, invade, pervade).