ridden
verb
a past participle of ride.
ridden
1 American
[rid-n]
/ ˈrɪd n /
verb
-ridden
2
American
ridden
British
/ ˈrɪdən /
verb
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of -ridden
Special use of ridden
Example Sentences
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Class 2 bikes can also be ridden by people of any age, but are equipped with a throttle and reach a maximum speed of 20 mph.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The farm co-owner said that offering lower prices was a way to "give back" to horses and allow them to continue living for years after they stop being ridden.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
No revolutionary, Wood writes, “defended with more vehemence common ordinary people against the aristocracy—‘against being ridden like horses, fleeced like sheep, worked like cattle, and fed and cloathed like swine and hounds.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Doctorow proposes this is essentially what happens when humans are ridden by tech, as when the poverty-level wages and surveillance capitalism of Uber, Amazon and other is powered by AI algorithms.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Two more hoverboards floated on either side, and I realized the guards must’ve ridden the rails up here—that’s how they’d arrived so fast.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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