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[raɪd] (past tense rode [rəʊd] ; past participle ridden [ˈrɪd(ə)n] ) verb I
1) [I/T] to sit on a bicycle, MOTORCYCLE, or an animal such as a horse and control it as it moves
I learned to ride a bike when I was five.[/ex]
Have you ever ridden on a camel?[/ex]
See:
drive
2) [I] to be a passenger in a vehicle, especially a car or bus
They rode to the wedding in a carriage.[/ex]
3) [I/T] to take part in a race on a horse, bicycle, MOTORCYCLE etc
Are you riding in tomorrow's race?[/ex]
4) [I/T] to float, or to appear to float, on water or in the air
Surfers rode the huge waves.[/ex]
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- ride on sth
- ride sth out
II
noun [C]
ride */[raɪd]
1) a journey on a horse or other animal, on a bicycle or MOTORCYCLE, or in a vehicle
The bus ride from the airport was very pleasant.[/ex]
I went for a ride in Jason's new car.[/ex]
Joe let us have a ride on his horse.[/ex]
2) a machine at an AMUSEMENT PARK (= a place outside where there are games and other activities) that people ride in for fun
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a rough ride; not an easy ride — a period of time when you experience a lot of problems[/ex]
take sb for a ride — to trick, cheat, or lie to someone[/ex]

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