{
    "term": "rid",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "rid",
            "heSheIt": "rids"
        },
        "pastSimple": "rid",
        "pastParticiple": "rid",
        "ingForm": "ridding"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be free of somebody/something that has been annoying you or that you do not want",
            "labels": "(formal)(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She wanted to be rid of her parents and their authority."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was glad to be rid of the car when I finally sold it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was a nuisance and we're all **well rid of** him *(= we'll be much better without him)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make yourself free of somebody/something that is annoying you or that you do not want; to throw something away",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Try and get rid of your visitors before I get there."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The problem is getting rid of nuclear waste."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can't get rid of this headache."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We got rid of all the old furniture."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to want to be free of somebody/something that has been annoying you or that you do not want",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Are you trying to say you want rid of me?"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪd/",
                "audio": "ri/rid/rid__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪdz/",
                "audio": "ri/rid/rids__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈrɪdɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ri/rid/ridding__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪd/",
                "audio": "ri/rid/rid__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪdz/",
                "audio": "ri/rid/rids__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈrɪdɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ri/rid/ridding__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old Norse rythja. The original sense ‘to clear’ described clearing land of trees and undergrowth; this gave rise to ‘free from rubbish or encumbrances’, later becoming generalized."
}