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 remember how happy Teresita and I were when we rode the bus to the literacy campaign and our journey as brigadistas was just beginning.

From Literature

They rode up to the third floor, where the doors opened on an expansive lab behind a wall of glass.

From Literature

He rode his his first wave in 1959, at the age of 16, from the breakwater at Half Moon Bay.

From Los Angeles Times

Akira and Sue rode Dodger along the shoulder of a road through lifeless gray trees.

From Literature

Or, if they were Pelicarnassus, they rode in limousines with a private driver employed by their mother.

From Literature