ride
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 in a vehicle, on a horse, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ long, short▪
We have a long ride ahead of us tomorrow.
▪ leisurely▪We went for a leisurely ride along the canal.
▪ comfortable, easy, smooth (all often figurative)▪The new legislation did not have a smooth ride through Parliament.
▪ bumpy, rough, uncomfortable▪It was a bumpy ride along the farm track.
▪The new teacher was given a rough ride by the class. (figurative)
▪ wild▪He took her for a wild ride on the back of his motorcycle.
▪ fun▪ free▪The rats hitch a free ride on ships.
▪ bike, bus, cab, car, cycle (BrE), subway (AmE), taxi, train, etc.▪ boat, ferry, plane▪ camel, donkey, pony, etc.VERB + RIDE▪ have, take▪Visitors can take a ride on a miniature train.
▪ go for▪She's gone for a ride on her bike.
▪ enjoyPREPOSITION▪ ride from▪The ride from our house to my parents' takes about an hour.
▪ ride to2 at a fairADJECTIVE▪ amusement (esp. AmE), amusement-park, carnival (esp. AmE), fairground (esp. BrE), funfair (BrE), helter-skelter (BrE), roller-coaster, white-knuckle▪The day had been a roller-coaster ride of emotions. (figurative)
VERB + RIDE▪ go on▪I went on every ride in the amusement park.
3 (AmE) free ride in a car, etc. ⇨ See also ↑liftADJECTIVE▪ freeVERB + RIDE▪ get▪She hitched a ride to the station.
▪ ask for, bum (informal), catch, get, hitch, thumb▪I managed to hitch a ride with someone going in my direction.
▪ need, want▪ give sb, offer sb▪ acceptPHRASES▪ a ride back, a ride home▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}He gave me a ride home after the party.
verbADVERB▪ fast, hard▪They rode hard all night.
▪ slowly▪ well▪ steadily▪ bareback, side-saddle▪It was strange to ride in a saddle after riding bareback for so many years.
▪ around, away, back, home, off, on, out, over, past▪At the end of the movie they ride off into the sunset.
▪ togetherVERB + RIDE▪ learn to▪ teach sb to, teach sb how toPREPOSITION▪ along, down, from, on, through, to, up, etc.▪We were riding along a dusty trail.
PHRASES▪ go horseback riding (AmE), go riding
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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ride — ride … Dictionnaire des rimes
ride — [ rid ] n. f. • 1488; « fer à plisser » XIIIe; de rider I ♦ 1 ♦ Petit sillon cutané (le plus souvent au front, à la face, au cou) dû au froncement, à l âge ou à l amaigrissement. Les rides résultent d une diminution de l élasticité de la peau.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
ridé — ride [ rid ] n. f. • 1488; « fer à plisser » XIIIe; de rider I ♦ 1 ♦ Petit sillon cutané (le plus souvent au front, à la face, au cou) dû au froncement, à l âge ou à l amaigrissement. Les rides résultent d une diminution de l élasticité de la… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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Ride — Ride, v. i. [imp. {Rode} (r[=o]d) ({Rid} [r[i^]d], archaic); p. p. {Ridden}({Rid}, archaic); p. pr. & vb. n. {Riding}.] [AS. r[=i]dan; akin to LG. riden, D. rijden, G. reiten, OHG. r[=i]tan, Icel. r[=i][eth]a, Sw. rida, Dan. ride; cf. L. raeda a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ride — ► VERB (past rode; past part. ridden) 1) sit on and control the movement of (a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle). 2) (usu. ride in/on) travel in or on a vehicle or horse. 3) travel over on horseback or on a bicycle or motorcycle: ride the scenic… … English terms dictionary
ride — [rīd] vi. rode, ridden, riding [ME riden < OE ridan, akin to Ger reiten < IE base * reidh , to go, be in motion > L reda, four wheel carriage] 1. a) to sit on and be carried along by a horse or other animal, esp. one controlled by the… … English World dictionary
Ride — Ride, v. t. 1. To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to ride a horse; to ride a bicycle. [1913 Webster] [They] rend up both rocks and hills, and ride the air In whirlwind. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To manage insolently at will; to domineer over.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ride — Студийный альбом Бони Дже … Википедия
ride — vb 1 Ride, drive as verbs (transitive and intransitive) and as nouns may both involve the idea of moving in or being carried along in a vehicle or conveyance or upon the back of something. The basic meaning of ride is a being borne along in or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Ride (EP) — Ride EP EP par Ride Sortie Janvier 1990 Durée 16 minutes (approx.) Genre … Wikipédia en Français
