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take for a ride

take for a ride
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyk fawr ey rahyd]
    • /teɪk fɔr eɪ raɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyk fawr ey rahyd]
    • /teɪk fɔr eɪ raɪd/

Definitions of take for a ride words

  • verb without object take for a ride to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal. 1
  • verb without object take for a ride to be borne along on or in a vehicle or other kind of conveyance. 1
  • verb without object take for a ride to move or float on the water: the surfboarders riding on the crests of the waves. 1
  • verb without object take for a ride to move along in any way; be carried or supported: He is riding along on his friend's success. Distress is riding among the people. 1
  • verb without object take for a ride to have a specified character for riding purposes: The car rides smoothly. 1
  • verb without object take for a ride to be conditioned; depend (usually followed by on): All his hopes are riding on getting that promotion. 1
See all 39 definitions of take for a ride

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Origin of take for a ride

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; 1915-20 for def 17; Middle English riden (v.), Old English rīdan; cognate with Old Frisian rīda, German reiten, Old Norse rītha; akin to Old Irish ríad journey (cf. palfrey, rheda). See road

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Parts of speech for Take for a ride

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Take for a ride

take for a ride popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

take for a ride usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for take for a ride

verb take for a ride

  • beat around the bush — to talk around a subject without getting to the point
  • blot out — If one thing blots out another thing, it is in front of the other thing and prevents it from being seen.
  • buffalo — A buffalo is a wild animal like a large cow with horns that curve upwards. Buffalo are usually found in southern and eastern Africa.
  • buffaloed — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
  • buffaloing — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
All 44 Synonyms of take for a ride

Antonyms for take for a ride

verb take for a ride

  • idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
Just one Antonym for take for a ride

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