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ride

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noun

as in transportation
a means of getting to a destination in a vehicle driven by another an organization that provides rides for senior citizens

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ride (out)

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verb (2)

ridden

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verb (3)

variants or chiefly dialectal rid or rode
past participle of ride
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to be determined by, based on, or subject (to) our plan for the party rides on whether he can come

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rode

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verb (4)

variants or chiefly dialectal rid
past tense of ride
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to be determined by, based on, or subject (to) our plan for the party rides on whether he can come

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Examples of ride in a Sentence

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Verb
It was also ridden to Olympic gold by Remco Evenepoel in the men’s Road Race and by Lotte Kopecky at the 2024 UCI World Championships. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2024 But Keogh said the Traveller and the Terra ride on their own unique platform. Michael Dobuski, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
The system was opened to the public at 7 p.m., and before the evening was out, more than 110,000 people had taken a ride. Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024 Guests arrive on the property after a 20-minute boat ride aboard the resort's private boat and check into the spacious accommodations, clad in natural woods and high-end finishes inspired by Isla Mujeres' landscape. Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ride 

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“Ride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ride. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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