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stride
[ strahyd ]
/ straɪd /
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verb (used without object), strode [strohd], /stroʊd/, strid·den [strid-n], /ˈstrɪd n/, strid·ing.
verb (used with object), strode [strohd], /stroʊd/, strid·den [strid-n], /ˈstrɪd n/, strid·ing.
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Idioms about stride
- to achieve a regular or steady pace or course.
- to reach the point or level at which one functions most competently and consistently: The quarterback didn't hit his stride until the second half of the game.
hit one's stride,
take in stride, to deal with calmly; cope with successfully: She was able to take her sudden rise to fame in stride.
Origin of stride
First recorded before 900; (verb) Middle English striden, Old English strīdan; cognate with Dutch strijden, Low German strīden “to stride”; (noun) Middle English stride, derivative of the verb; akin to straddle
OTHER WORDS FROM stride
strid·er, nounstrid·ing·ly, adverbout·stride, verb (used with object), out·strode, out·strid·den, out·strid·ing.Words nearby stride
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British Dictionary definitions for stride
stride
/ (straɪd) /
noun
verb strides, striding, strode or stridden
Derived forms of stride
strider, nounWord Origin for stride
Old English strīdan; related to Old High German strītan to quarrel; see straddle
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Other Idioms and Phrases with stride
stride
see hit one's stride; make great strides; take in stride.
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