stride

B2 Topic:Verbs of Movement

US /stɹaɪd/ See IPA manual

Freq #15126

Meanings

1

verb
To walk with long, confident steps.

She strode across the room and shook his hand firmly.
2

noun
A long step taken while walking.

With a few quick strides he caught up to the bus.
3

noun
Important progress toward a goal (often 'make strides').

The team has made great strides in improving the product.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

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Synonyms

2 noun · a long step taken while... step pace

Word family

Forms stridstriddenstridesstridingstrode

Derived forms astride bestrideno-stridestridedstriderstridesstridingly

Simplified etymology

Stride is a Germanic word whose earliest Old English meaning was “straddle” or “stand with the legs apart.” Only in English did it develop the sense “take long steps,” recorded from about 1200.

Etymology

From Middle English striden, from Old English strīdan (“stride”), from Proto-West Germanic *strīdan, from Proto-Germanic *strīdaną. Cognate with Low German striden (“to fight, to stride”), Dutch strijden (“to fight”), German streiten (“to fight, to quarrel”).

striden Middle English strīdan Old English *strīdan Proto-West Germanic *strīdaną Proto-Germanic

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Topics

Verbs of Movement

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# stride

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /stɹaɪd/
**Frequency rank:** 15126

## Meanings
1. To walk with long, confident steps.
2. A long step taken while walking.
3. Important progress toward a goal (often 'make strides').

## Examples
- She strode across the room and shook his hand firmly.
- With a few quick strides he caught up to the bus.
- The team has made great strides in improving the product.

## Derived Forms
- astride
- bestride
- no-stride
- strided
- strider
- strides
- stridingly

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: striden
- Root: strīdan
- Root: *strīdan
- Root: *strīdaną

## Etymology
From Middle English striden, from Old English strīdan (“stride”), from Proto-West Germanic *strīdan, from Proto-Germanic *strīdaną. Cognate with Low German striden (“to fight, to stride”), Dutch strijden (“to fight”), German streiten (“to fight, to quarrel”).

## AI Etymology
Stride is from Middle English striden, from Old English strīdan (“stride”), from Proto-West Germanic *strīdan, from Proto-Germanic *strīdaną. Cognate with Low German striden (“to fight, to stride”), Dutch strijden (“to fight”), German streiten (“to fight, to quarrel”). In present-day use, it can mean to walk with long, confident steps, or a long step taken while walking.

## Topics
- Verbs of Movement

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