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US /ˈrɪd/ UK /ɹɪd/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like lid /l/ vs /r/

Freq #1105

Meanings

1

verb
To free yourself or a place from something unwanted (used with 'of').

I'm glad to be rid of that stupid nickname.
2

verb
To remove something unwanted from a place or person (used with 'of').

They worked hard to rid the house of insects.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to free yourself or a place... clear free

Word family

Forms riddedriddingrids

Derived forms red riddanceridderriddingunriduprid

Etymology

The verb is derived from Middle English ridden (“to remove debris, obstructions, etc., from (a place), to clear; to complete (something unfinished); to free (someone or something); to relieve (someone); etc.”), probably from Old English *ryddan (“to remove debris, obstructions, etc., from (a place), to clear”) (the past participle form ġeryd is attested), from Proto-Germanic *riudijaną (“to clear”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewdʰ- (“to clear land”), or possibly from *Hrew- (“to dig out, tear out; to open; to acquire”). The verb was probably also influenced by the following: * Middle English…

*Hrew- Proto-Indo-European ridden Middle English *ryddan Old English *riudijaną Proto-Germanic *Hrewdʰ- Proto-Indo-European redden Middle English hreddan Old English *hraddjan Proto-West Germanic *hradjaną Proto-Germanic *kret- Proto-Indo-European reden Middle English rǣdan Old English *raidijan Proto-West Germanic *raidijaną Proto-Germanic *h₂rey- Proto-Indo-European

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# rid

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈrɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /ɹɪd/
**Frequency rank:** 1105

## Meanings
1. To free yourself or a place from something unwanted (used with 'of').
2. To remove something unwanted from a place or person (used with 'of').

## Examples
- I'm glad to be rid of that stupid nickname.
- They worked hard to rid the house of insects.

## Derived Forms
- red
- riddance
- ridder
- ridding
- unrid
- uprid

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *Hrew-
- Root: ridden
- Root: *ryddan
- Root: *riudijaną
- Root: *Hrewdʰ-
- Root: redden
- Root: hreddan
- Root: *hraddjan
- Root: *hradjaną
- Root: *kret-
- Root: reden
- Root: rǣdan

## Etymology
The verb is derived from Middle English ridden (“to remove debris, obstructions, etc., from (a place), to clear; to complete (something unfinished); to free (someone or something); to relieve (someone); etc.”), probably from Old English *ryddan (“to remove debris, obstructions, etc., from (a place), to clear”) (the past participle form ġeryd is attested), from Proto-Germanic *riudijaną (“to clear”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewdʰ- (“to clear land”), or possibly from *Hrew- (“to dig out, tear out; to open; to acquire”). The verb was probably also influenced by the following: * Middle English…

## AI Etymology
Rid as a verb is derived from Middle English ridden (“to remove debris, obstructions, etc., from (a place), to clear; to complete (something unfinished); to free (someone or something); to relieve (someone); etc.”), probably from Old English *ryddan (“to remove debris, obstructions, etc., from (a place), to clear”) (the past participle form ġeryd is attested), from Proto-Germanic *riudijaną (“to clear”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewdʰ- (“to clear land”), or possibly from *Hrew- (“to dig out, tear out; to open; to acquire”). Modern senses include to free yourself or a place from something unwanted (used with 'of'). and to remove something unwanted from a place or person (used with 'of').. The wider word family includes derivatives such as red, riddance, ridder, ridding, unrid, and uprid.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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