rode

¹ American  

[rohd] / roʊd /

verb

1. a simple past tense of ride.

2. Nonstandard.  a past participle of ride.

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rode ² American  

[rohd] / roʊd /

noun

1. a rope by which a boat is anchored.

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rode ¹ British  

/ rəʊd /

verb

1. the past tense of ride

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rode ² British  

/ rəʊd /

noun

1. nautical an anchor rope or chain

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rode ³ British  

/ rəʊd /

verb

1. (intr) (of the male woodcock) to perform a display flight at dusk during the breeding season

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Other Word Forms

• roding noun

Etymology

Origin of rode

First recorded in 1625–35; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

I was nine when I first rode an Indian sleeper train.

From The Wall Street Journal

At age 59, he rode a bicycle from California to South Carolina.

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They rode to work in Rolls-Royces and adhered to a Protestant ethic of noblesse oblige.

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Bitcoin prices rode a wave of liquidity to a record high in October.

From MarketWatch

“They are now trying to steer the market forces they always rode.”

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