ridden

¹

[rid-n]

verb

1. a past participle of ride.

-ridden

²

1. a combining form meaning “obsessed with,” “overwhelmed by” (torment-ridden ) or “full of,” “burdened with” (debt-ridden ).

ridden

/ ˈrɪdən /

verb

1. the past participle of ride

adjective

1. (in combination) afflicted, affected, or dominated by something specified

   damp-ridden

   disease-ridden

Other Word Forms

• unridden adjective
• well-ridden adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ridden¹

Special use of ridden

Example Sentences

He has shifted position through previous rounds of negotiations, and has ridden through previous ceasefire deals, only to back out when a permanent end to the war is up for discussion.

From BBC

Jokes about President George W. Bush were temporarily shelved: “‘Subliminable’ is not a punchline anymore,” Jon Stewart said at the top of “The Daily Show”’s comeback broadcast on September 20, 2001, adding that it would be again, “Lord willing, because it will mean we’ve ridden out the storm.”

From Salon

In the last couple of years the Liberal Democrat leader, Sir Ed Davey, has bungee-jumped, jet-skied, and even ridden a hobby horse into the public's imagination in a way that helped his party to success in the general election, surpassing their own hopes.

From BBC

Video footage captured by a visitor at the park showed the motorcycle being ridden away, flanked by two moped scooters.

From BBC

And yet horseradish hasn’t quite ridden that wave.

From Salon

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