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rid
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???d/
- Rhymes: -?d
Etymology 1
Fusion of Middle English redden (“to deliver from, rid, clear”) (from Old English hreddan (“to deliver, rescue, free from, take away”), from Proto-West Germanic *hraddjan, from Proto-Germanic *hradjan? (“to save, deliver”)) and Middle English ridden (“to clear away, remove obstructions”) (from Old English ?eryddan (“to clear land”), from Proto-Germanic *riudijan? (“to clear”), from Proto-Indo-European *rewd?- (“to clear land”).
Akin to Old Frisian hredda (“to save”), Dutch redden (“to save, deliver”), German retten (“to save, deliver”), roden (“to clear”) and reuten (“to clear”), Old Norse ryðja (“to clear, empty”), Old Norse hr?ðja (“to clear, strip”). More at redd.
Adjective
rid (not comparable) (not used attributively)
- Released from an obligation, problem, etc. (usually followed by of).
Translations
Verb
rid (third-person singular simple present rids, present participle ridding, simple past rid or ridded, past participle rid or ridded or ridden) (ridden is rare and nonstandard)
- (transitive) To free (something) from a hindrance or annoyance.
- Synonyms: deliver, disencumber
- 1170, King Henry II (offhand remark)
- Will no one rid me of this troublesome priest?
- 2014, Jacob Steinberg, "Wigan shock Manchester City in FA Cup again to reach semi-finals", The Guardian, 9 March 2014:
- All the billions in the world and Manchester City still cannot rid themselves of the most persistent thorn in their side.
- (transitive, chiefly obsolete) To banish.
- 2008, John H. Goodwin, The Reluctant Spy (page 293)
- Worst of all were the leeches. The soldiers had managed to rid them from the camp interiors, but once you ventured out on patrol and into the wetlands, they were everywhere.
- 2008, John H. Goodwin, The Reluctant Spy (page 293)
- (transitive, obsolete) To kill.
Derived terms
- get rid of
Translations
Etymology 2
Verb
rid
- (obsolete or nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of ride
- 1930, William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying, Library of America, 1985, p.67:
- "He would have rid that horse, too," pa says, "if I hadn't a stopped him. A durn spotted critter wilder than a catty-mount. A deliberate flouting of her and me."
- 1930, William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying, Library of America, 1985, p.67:
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “rid”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
- “rid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
Anagrams
- D.R.I., DRI, Dir., IDR, dir, dir.
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ri?d/, [?ið?]
Verb
rid
- imperative of ride
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
rid
- imperative of ride
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Verb
rid
- present tense of ride
- imperative of ride
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hríð.
Noun
rid f (definite singular rida or ridi, indefinite plural rider, definite plural ridene)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 1938; superseded by ri
Romanian
Etymology
From French ride.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rid/
Noun
rid n (plural riduri)
- wrinkle, furrow, crease, line (on face)
Declension
Further reading
- rid in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Swedish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -i?d
Verb
rid
- imperative of rida.
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away
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English away, awey, awei, oway, o wey, on way, from Old English awe?, onwe? (“away”), originally on we? (“on one's way; onward; on”), equivalent to a- (“on”) +? way. Cognate with Scots awa, away (“away”), Old Frisian aweg, awei (“away”), Saterland Frisian wäch, wääge (“away”), Dutch weg (“away”), German weg (“away”), Danish væk (“away”), Swedish i väg (“away; off; along”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: ?w?', IPA(key): /??we?/
- Rhymes: -e?
- Homophone: aweigh
- Hyphenation: a?way
Adverb
away (comparative further away, superlative furthest away)
- From a place, hence.
- Aside; off; in another direction.
- I tried to approach him, but he turned away.
- Aside, so as to discard something.
- throw away, chuck away, toss away
- At a stated distance in time or space.
- 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25,
- While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
- 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25,
- In or to something's usual or proper storage place.
- I'll dry the dishes and you put them away.
- Please file away these documents.
- In or to a secure or out-of-the-way place.
- The jewels were locked away in the safe.
- He was shut away in the castle tower for six months.
- From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
- fade away, die away
- So as to remove or use up something.
- (as imperative, by ellipsis) Come away; go away; take away.
- Away! Be gone! And don't let me see you round here again!
- 1933+, Fran Striker, The Lone Ranger, WXYZ-AM
- Hi-yo Silver, away!
- On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
- She's been in her room all day, working away at her computer.
- Without restraint.
Synonyms
- (away from a place): at bay, off
Translations
Interjection
away
- (Northern England) come on!; go on!
Adjective
away (comparative further away, superlative furthest away)
- Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
- The master is away from home.
- Would you pick up my mail while I'm away.
- At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
- He's miles away by now.
- Spring is still a month away.
- (chiefly sports) Not on one's home territory.
- This is the entrance for away supporters.
- Next, they are playing away in Dallas.
- (baseball, following the noun modified) Out.
- Two men away in the bottom of the ninth.
Translations
Verb
away (third-person singular simple present aways, present participle awaying, simple past and past participle awayed)
- (intransitive, poetic) To depart; to go to another place.
- At 9 o'clock sharp he awayed to bed.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Adjective
away (comparative more away, superlative most away)
- Misspelling of aweigh.
References
- away at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Yawa
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a?way
Verb
away
- to fight; to contend in physical conflict
- to quarrel; to squabble
- to go to war
Noun
away
- a fight; a physical confrontation
- a quarrel; a heated argument
- (sports) a boxing or martial arts match
- a war
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:away.
Anagrams
- ayaw, yawa
Middle English
Alternative forms
- awey, oway, awei, ewai, awe, awi, owy
Etymology
From Old English onwe?, awe?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a?w?i?/
- Rhymes: -?i?
Adverb
away
- Out, away (from), off.
- Sideways, to a side.
Descendants
- English: away
- Scots: awa
- Yola: awye
References
- “awei, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Quechua
Verb
away
- (transitive) To weave.
Conjugation
See also
- sinp'ay
Tagalog
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /?a.waj/
Noun
away
- fight; quarrel; dispute
Derived terms
Waray-Waray
Noun
away
- fight; quarrel; altercation; trouble
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