glide

B1 Topic:Aviation & Flight

US /ˈɡlaɪd/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like gride /l/ vs /r/

Freq #16600

Meanings

1

verb
To move smoothly and easily, as if without effort.

The skaters glided gracefully across the ice.
2

verb
To fly through the air without using power, like a bird with still wings.

The eagle glided silently on the warm air currents.
3

noun
A smooth, effortless movement.

She crossed the dance floor with an elegant glide.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to move smoothly and... coast slide

3 noun · a smooth, effortless movement. slide

Word family

Forms glidedglidesglidingglidingestglidingly

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Phrases (1)

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glide slope
the downward path an aircraft follows when approaching a landing

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English gliden, from Old English glīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *glīdan, from Proto-Germanic *glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰleydʰ-. Cognate with West Frisian glide, glydzje, Low German glieden, Dutch glijden, German gleiten, Norwegian Nynorsk gli, Danish glide, Swedish glida, Finnish liitää.

gliden Middle English glīdan Old English *glīdan Proto-West Germanic *glīdaną Proto-Germanic *gʰleydʰ- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Aviation & Flight Actions & Processes

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# glide

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɡlaɪd/
**Frequency rank:** 16600

## Meanings
1. To move smoothly and easily, as if without effort.
2. To fly through the air without using power, like a bird with still wings.
3. A smooth, effortless movement.

## Examples
- The skaters glided gracefully across the ice.
- The eagle glided silently on the warm air currents.
- She crossed the dance floor with an elegant glide.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: gliden
- Root: glīdan
- Root: *glīdan
- Root: *glīdaną
- Root: *gʰleydʰ-

## Etymology
From Middle English gliden, from Old English glīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *glīdan, from Proto-Germanic *glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰleydʰ-. Cognate with West Frisian glide, glydzje, Low German glieden, Dutch glijden, German gleiten, Norwegian Nynorsk gli, Danish glide, Swedish glida, Finnish liitää.

## AI Etymology
Glide comes from Middle English gliden, from Old English glīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *glīdan, from Proto-Germanic *glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰleydʰ-. Cognate with West Frisian glide, glydzje, Low German glieden, Dutch glijden, German gleiten, Norwegian Nynorsk gli, Danish glide, Swedish glida, Finnish liitää. In current use, the main senses are “To move smoothly and easily, as if without effort” and “To fly through the air without using power, like a bird with still wings”.

## Topics
- Aviation & Flight
- Actions & Processes

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