parade

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /pəˈɹeɪd/ UK /pəˈrɑːd/ See IPA manual

Freq #4382

Meanings

1

noun
A public celebration in which people walk or march through the streets, often with music and decorations.

Thousands lined the streets to watch the carnival parade.
2

verb
To walk or march together in a procession.

The veterans paraded down the main street.
3

verb
To show something off proudly so that others notice it.

He paraded his new car around the neighbourhood.

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Synonyms

2 verb · to walk or march together... process march

Word family

Forms paradedparadesparading

Derived forms antiparademiniparadeparade-goerparadefulparadegoerparadelessparadelikeparaderparadinglypreparadeunparaded

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Phrases (1)

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parade ground
an open area used for ceremonial or military parades

Noun + noun

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rain on someone's parade
To spoil someone's plans or happiness.

Etymology

From French parade (“an ostentatious display, a military display”), from parer (“to beautify, prepare, take pride in”) + -ade probably under influence from earlier Italian parata (“preparation, a military parade, an ostentatious display”) and Latin magnō parātū (“with great preparation”). Various senses similarly influenced by earlier French and Italian uses. Doublet of pare.

parade French parata Italian magnō Latin

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# parade

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /pəˈɹeɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /pəˈrɑːd/
**Frequency rank:** 4382

## Meanings
1. A public celebration in which people walk or march through the streets, often with music and decorations.
2. To walk or march together in a procession.
3. To show something off proudly so that others notice it.

## Examples
- Thousands lined the streets to watch the carnival parade.
- The veterans paraded down the main street.
- He paraded his new car around the neighbourhood.

## Derived Forms
- antiparade
- miniparade
- parade-goer
- paradeful
- paradegoer
- paradeless
- paradelike
- parader
- paradingly
- preparade
- unparaded

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: parade
- Root: parata
- Root: magnō

## Etymology
From French parade (“an ostentatious display, a military display”), from parer (“to beautify, prepare, take pride in”) + -ade probably under influence from earlier Italian parata (“preparation, a military parade, an ostentatious display”) and Latin magnō parātū (“with great preparation”). Various senses similarly influenced by earlier French and Italian uses. Doublet of pare.

## AI Etymology
Parade comes from French parade (“an ostentatious display, a military display”), from parer (“to beautify, prepare, take pride in”) + -ade probably under influence from earlier Italian parata (“preparation, a military parade, an ostentatious display”) and Latin magnō parātū (“with great preparation”). Various senses similarly influenced by earlier French and Italian uses. Doublet of pare. Modern senses include a public celebration in which people walk or march through the streets, often with music and decorations and to walk or march together in a procession. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antiparade, miniparade, parade-goer, paradeful, paradegoer, and paradeless.

## Topics
- People & Society

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