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{ "term": "ride", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "ride", "heSheIt": "rides" }, "pastSimple": "rode", "pastParticiple": "ridden", "ingForm": "riding" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to sit on an animal, especially a horse, and control it as it moves", "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.ride something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I learnt to ride as a child." }, { "text": "They rode along narrow country lanes.", "contextForm": "+ adv./prep." }, { "text": "He was riding on a large black horse." }, { "text": "He **rode** fifty miles **on horseback**." }, { "text": "to **ride a horse**", "contextForm": "ride something" }, { "text": "to ride a pony/ donkey/camel" }, { "text": "She had never ridden a horse before." }, { "text": "He's ridden six winners so far this year *(= in horse racing)*." }, { "text": "At the end of the film they ride off into the sunset." }, { "text": "They rode hard all night." }, { "text": "We were riding along a dusty trail." }, { "text": "riding bareback on a circus horse" } ], "topics": ["Sports: other sports"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["fast", "hard", "slowly"], "verb + ride": [ "learn to", "teach somebody to", "teach somebody how to" ], "preposition": ["along", "down", "from"], "phrases": ["go horseback riding", "go riding"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to spend time riding a horse for pleasure", "labels": "(British English)North American English", "examples": [ { "text": "How often do you go riding?" } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["fast", "hard", "slowly"], "verb + ride": [ "learn to", "teach somebody to", "teach somebody how to" ], "preposition": ["along", "down", "from"], "phrases": ["go horseback riding", "go riding"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to sit on and control a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.", "sensetop": "ride something + adv./prep.ride something+ adv./prep.", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The boys were **riding their bikes** around the streets.", "contextForm": "ride something + adv./prep." }, { "text": "He rode a Harley Davidson.", "contextForm": "ride something" }, { "text": "It 's like **riding a bicycle**: one day you can't and the next day you can." }, { "text": "The ground there is too rough to ride over.", "contextForm": "+ adv./prep." } ], "topics": ["Sports: other sports"] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to travel in a vehicle, especially as a passenger", "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.ride somethingride something + adv./prep.", "labels": "(North American English)(North American English)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I walked back while the others rode in the car.", "contextForm": "+ adv./prep." }, { "text": "to ride a train/the subway/an elevator", "contextForm": "ride something" }, { "text": "She **rode the bus** to school every day.", "contextForm": "ride something + adv./prep." }, { "text": "The widow and children rode in the first car after the coffin." }, { "text": "The men loaded my stuff onto the pick-up and I rode with them in the cab." }, { "text": "He rides the subway every day." }, { "text": "You could ride right along the coast by tram." } ], "topics": ["Transport by car or lorry"] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to float or be supported on water or air", "sensetop": "(+ adv./prep.)ride something", "examples": [ { "text": "We watched the balloon riding high above the fields.", "contextForm": "(+ adv./prep.)" }, { "text": "The ship was **riding at anchor** in the harbour." }, { "text": "surfers riding the waves", "contextForm": "ride something" }, { "text": "A large bird was riding the air currents beneath it." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "to go through or over an area on a horse, bicycle, etc.", "sensetop": "ride something", "examples": [ { "text": "We rode the mountain trails." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "to criticize or tease somebody in an annoying way", "sensetop": "ride somebody", "labels": "(North American English)", "examples": [ { "text": "Why is everybody riding me today?" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be doing something that involves risks and that may end in disaster", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be successful or very confident", "examples": [ { "text": "The company is riding high this year." } ], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "wishing for something does not make it happen", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to decide to do nothing about a problem that you know you may have to deal with later", "examples": [ { "text": "He was rude to me but I let it ride this time." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to enjoy great success or support because of a particular situation or event", "examples": [ { "text": "The band is riding the crest of its last tour." } ], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to keep watch or control over somebody/something", "labels": "(North American English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "police riding herd on crowds of youths on the streets" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to treat somebody badly and not worry about their feelings", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to ride in the front passenger seat of a car or truck", "labels": "(especially North American English, informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to enjoy or be supported by the particular situation or quality mentioned", "examples": [ { "text": "Schools are riding a wave of renewed public interest." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/raɪd/", "audio": "ri/ride/ride__gb_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/raɪdz/", "audio": "ri/ride/rides__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/rəʊd/", "audio": "ro/ride/rode__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈrɪdn/", "audio": "ri/ride/ridden__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈraɪdɪŋ/", "audio": "ri/ride/riding__gb_4.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/raɪd/", "audio": "ri/ride/ride__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/raɪdz/", "audio": "ri/ride/rides__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/rəʊd/", "audio": "ro/ride/rode__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈrɪdn/", "audio": "ri/ride/ridden__us_3.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈraɪdɪŋ/", "audio": "ri/ride/riding__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English rīdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijden and German reiten." }