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stride

[ strahyd ]

verb (used without object)

strode stridden striding.
  1. to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance.
  2. to take a long step:

    to stride across a puddle.

  3. to straddle.


verb (used with object)

strode stridden striding.
  1. to walk with long steps along, on, through, over, etc.:

    to stride the deck.

  2. to pass over or across in one long step:

    to stride a ditch.

  3. to straddle.

noun

  1. a striding manner or a striding gait.
  2. a long step in walking.
  3. (in animal locomotion) the act of progressive movement completed when all the feet are returned to the same relative position as at the beginning.
  4. the distance covered by such a movement:

    He was walking a stride or two ahead of the others.

  5. a regular or steady course, pace, etc.
  6. a step forward in development or progress:

    rapid strides in mastering algebra.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  7. strides, Australian Informal. trousers.

stride

/ ²õ³Ù°ù²¹Éª»å /

noun

  1. a long step or pace
  2. the space measured by such a step
  3. a striding gait
  4. an act of forward movement by an animal, completed when the legs have returned to their initial relative positions
  5. progress or development (esp in the phrase make rapid strides )
  6. a regular pace or rate of progress

    to be put off one's stride

    to get into one's stride

  7. rowing the distance covered between strokes
  8. Also calledstride piano jazz a piano style characterized by single bass notes on the first and third beats and chords on the second and fourth
  9. informal.
    plural men's trousers
  10. take something in one's stride
    to do something without difficulty or effort
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to walk with long regular or measured paces, as in haste, etc
  2. tr to cover or traverse by striding

    he strode thirty miles

  3. often foll byover, across, etc to cross (over a space, obstacle, etc) with a stride
  4. intr rowing to achieve the desired rhythm in a racing shell
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ³Ù°ù¾±»å±ð°ù, noun
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  • ²õ³Ù°ù¾±»å·±ð°ù noun
  • ²õ³Ù°ù¾±»å·¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • ´Ç³Ü³Ù·²õ³Ù°ù¾±»å±ð verb (used with object) outstrode outstridden outstriding
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of stride1

First recorded before 900; (verb) Middle English striden, Old English ²õ³Ù°ùÄ«»å²¹²Ô; cognate with Dutch strijden, Low German ²õ³Ù°ùÄ«»å±ð²Ô “to strideâ€; (noun) Middle English stride, derivative of the verb; akin to straddle
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of stride1

Old English ²õ³Ù°ùÄ«»å²¹²Ô; related to Old High German ²õ³Ù°ùÄ«³Ù²¹²Ô to quarrel; see straddle
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. hit one's stride,
    1. to achieve a regular or steady pace or course.
    2. 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.

  2. take in stride, to deal with calmly; cope with successfully:

    She was able to take her sudden rise to fame in stride.

More idioms and phrases containing stride

see hit one's stride ; make great strides ; take in stride .
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Example Sentences

Donald Trump strode into the Rose Garden Wednesday with the elegance and subtlety of a sledgehammer.

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“We’ve made huge strides over the past few years alone in terms of guaranteeing healthier food options, farm to table, more fruits and vegetables available to our kids,†Carvalho said.

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But turnovers began to pile up, and the Trojans’ promising start dissolved in a four-minute scoreless drought at the end of the quarter, just as Connecticut freshman Sarah Strong found her stride.

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To its supporters, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority was just starting to hit its stride.

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The team strode into the arena wearing black shirts with her signature bun peeking out from a Nike swoosh.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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