Word Frequency
rid (rɪd
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Definitions
verb
Word forms: rids, ridding, rid, ridded
tr- foll by of to relieve or deliver from something disagreeable or undesirable; make free (of) ⇒
to rid a house of mice
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See get rid of
Derived Forms
ˈridder nounWord Origin
C13 (meaning: to clear land): from Old Norse rythja; related to Old High German riutan to clear landTranslations for 'rid'
- British English: rid If you are rid of someone or something that you did not want or that caused problems for you, they are no longer with you or causing problems for you. ADJECTIVEThe family had sought a way to be rid of her and the problems she had caused them.
- Brazilian Portuguese: livre
- Chinese: 摆脱了的摆擺脱脫了的
- European Spanish: libre
- French: débarrassé débarrassée
- German: los
- Italian: sbarazzato sbarazzata
- Japanese: 解放される
- Korean: ~을 벗어나다
- Portuguese: livre
- Spanish: verse librado librada
Example Sentences Including 'rid'
At the end of the season, she plans to have surgery to remove the cyst and get rid of the problem for good.Globe and Mail (2003)
But I have my prejudices too and at my age they're difficult to get rid of.A DARKENING STAIN (2002)
He said:'We welcome the eviction of these trespassers but not everyone is so lucky in getting rid of such unwanted neighbours.Glasgow Herald (2001)
I ran on the spot trying to get rid of that crawling, seething sensation.A DARKENING STAIN (2002)
Meg Ross, via e-mail I recently read about a good way to get rid of other people's cats in your garden.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Perhaps I feel as if I can get rid of something in the pool.THE EXECUTION (2002)
The desire to attain pleasure and rid ourselves of pain is, in itself, suffering.KARMA, REINCARNATION AND REBIRTH: How Karma Affects Our Life, Our Personality, and Our Future (2002)
They use guns to shoot predators, or to hunt, or to rid their grounds of pests.Globe and Mail (2003)
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