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.
noun
SYNONYMS FOR stride
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Idioms for stride
Origin of stride
before 900; (v.) Middle English striden,Old English strīdan; cognate with Dutch strijden,Low German strīden to stride; (noun) Middle English stride, derivative of the v.; akin to straddle
OTHER WORDS FROM stride
strider, nounstrid·ing·ly, adverboutstride, 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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Idioms and Phrases with stride
stride
see hit one's stride; make great strides; take in stride.
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