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.

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

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Forms stridstriddenstridesstridingstrode

Derived forms astride bestrideno-stridestridedstriderstridesstridingly

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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# 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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