rode

¹

[rohd]

verb

1. a simple past tense of ride.

2. Nonstandard.,  a past participle of ride.

rode

²

[rohd]

noun

1. a rope by which a boat is anchored.

rode

¹

/ rəʊd /

verb

1. the past tense of ride

rode

²

/ rəʊd /

noun

1. nautical an anchor rope or chain

rode

³

/ rəʊd /

verb

1. (intr) (of the male woodcock) to perform a display flight at dusk during the breeding season

Other Word Forms

• roding noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rode¹

First recorded in 1625–35; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of rode¹

C17: of unknown origin

Origin of rode²

C18: in the sense ``(of birds) to fly homeward in the evening''; of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

When I first rode this bike, I thought, wow!

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They formulated an identity, and rode it to the winningest season in their franchise’s history at 97-65.

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Other traders rode the momentum set off by “6741,” especially after the bets drew attention on social media.

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As a student, she rode a Kawasaki motorbike to Kobe University and joined a band as a drummer.

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Jim Walker, her great-great-grandfather and a respected medicine man, rode mustangs all the way to Florida, visiting tribes along the way to exchange medicine and horses.

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