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. See ride
   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

Derived Forms

• ˈroding, 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

Rode has worked hard over the years to establish itself as a purveyor of high-quality, budget-friendly microphones and today its products are found in professional settings all over the world.

From Popular-Science

The concrete, specific, tactical, really tactical — like, “must open my MacBook Pro and plug in my Rode microphone” — these are goals.

From Freakonomics

So I went home—we only lived about a quarter mile away—and I got on my bicycle and rode back, and he was in the donut shop.

From The Daily Beast

Thankfully, the Coleman kids reached a Burger King, and Wahlberg and his amateur biker gang rode off.

From The Daily Beast

Now, in the greatest age of science ever, Americans are debating whether Adam and Eve rode dinosaurs.

From The Daily Beast

I thought of the other boy, the one Garret killed who rode with the Kid.

From The Daily Beast

For 381 days, no black person in Montgomery with a shred of self-esteem rode the bus.

From The Daily Beast

If Mac had been alone he would have made the post by sundown, for the Mounted Police rode picked horses, the best money could buy.

From Project Gutenberg

It was not until later days that Malcolm knew the real nature of the scene through which he rode.

From Project Gutenberg

He considered her the equal to any Newbolt that ever straddled a horse and rode over from Kentucky.

From Project Gutenberg

The Colonel and his two friends rode back towards the south, from whence they came.

From Project Gutenberg

He rode easily, with a loose rein, and he waved his disengaged hand the instant he caught sight of the white faces.

From Project Gutenberg