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• past tense form of ride.

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

However, Paul Rode, BellRing’s chief financial officer, said he expects whey costs to ease next year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Wood then decided she would drive them to their home on Oak Street in Rode Heath, Cheshire Police said.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2024

“Whether Mr. Zaslav planned to or not, he has inherited an American cultural treasure that he is responsible for safeguarding,” film historian Alan K. Rode, a director of the Film Noir Foundation, told me.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2023

Douglas Rode runs recruitment giant Page Group in the UK and Ireland.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2023

Rode in the boot of a small auto belonging to a chum of Papa Thibaut’s, a Citroen Rosalie—4-cylinder engine, at least 10 years old, running—just—on a disgusting mix of coal tar and sugar-beet ethanol.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein