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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

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rode

A group of children all rode their bikes in the cul-de-sac before most of them went inside apart from Gracie and one other child, supervised by Emma.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Taiwan’s richest person rode the AI boom but his company has nothing to do with technology—it’s a furniture-component maker called King Slide Works.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Lora and Dillon Harp, who live in Trenton, Mo., rode in Zoox twice in Las Vegas in May.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

She is frequently by Trump’s side, often smiling and staring fixedly at him, and once reportedly rode in an SUV trunk to accompany him to a court date because there wasn’t a seat for her.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

Mara and Smithy rode their camels in silent conversation.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri