{
    "term": "ride",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "ride",
            "heSheIt": "rides"
        },
        "pastSimple": "rode",
        "pastParticiple": "ridden",
        "ingForm": "riding"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to sit on an animal, especially a horse, and control it as it moves",
            "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.ride something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I learnt to ride as a child."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They rode along narrow country lanes.",
                    "contextForm": "+ adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was riding on a large black horse."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **rode** fifty miles **on horseback**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **ride a horse**",
                    "contextForm": "ride something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to ride a pony/ donkey/camel"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had never ridden a horse before."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's ridden six winners so far this year *(= in horse racing)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "At the end of the film they ride off into the sunset."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They rode hard all night."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were riding along a dusty trail."
                },
                {
                    "text": "riding bareback on a circus horse"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Sports: other sports"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["fast", "hard", "slowly"],
                "verb + ride": [
                    "learn to",
                    "teach somebody to",
                    "teach somebody how to"
                ],
                "preposition": ["along", "down", "from"],
                "phrases": ["go horseback riding", "go riding"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to spend time riding a horse for pleasure",
            "labels": "(British English)North American English",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "How often do you go riding?"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["fast", "hard", "slowly"],
                "verb + ride": [
                    "learn to",
                    "teach somebody to",
                    "teach somebody how to"
                ],
                "preposition": ["along", "down", "from"],
                "phrases": ["go horseback riding", "go riding"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to sit on and control a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.",
            "sensetop": "ride something + adv./prep.ride something+ adv./prep.",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The boys were **riding their bikes** around the streets.",
                    "contextForm": "ride something + adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He rode a Harley Davidson.",
                    "contextForm": "ride something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It 's like **riding a bicycle**: one day you can't and the next day you can."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ground there is too rough to ride over.",
                    "contextForm": "+ adv./prep."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Sports: other sports"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to travel in a vehicle, especially as a passenger",
            "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.ride somethingride something + adv./prep.",
            "labels": "(North American English)(North American English)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I walked back while the others rode in the car.",
                    "contextForm": "+ adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to ride a train/the subway/an elevator",
                    "contextForm": "ride something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **rode the bus** to school every day.",
                    "contextForm": "ride something + adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The widow and children rode in the first car after the coffin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The men loaded my stuff onto the pick-up and I rode with them in the cab."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He rides the subway every day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You could ride right along the coast by tram."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by car or lorry"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to float or be supported on water or air",
            "sensetop": "(+ adv./prep.)ride something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We watched the balloon riding high above the fields.",
                    "contextForm": "(+ adv./prep.)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ship was **riding at anchor** in the harbour."
                },
                {
                    "text": "surfers riding the waves",
                    "contextForm": "ride something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A large bird was riding the air currents beneath it."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to go through or over an area on a horse, bicycle, etc.",
            "sensetop": "ride something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We rode the mountain trails."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "to criticize or tease somebody in an annoying way",
            "sensetop": "ride somebody",
            "labels": "(North American English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Why is everybody riding me today?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be doing something that involves risks and that may end in disaster",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be successful or very confident",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The company is riding high this year."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "wishing for something does not make it happen",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to decide to do nothing about a problem that you know you may have to deal with later",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was rude to me but I let it ride this time."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to enjoy great success or support because of a particular situation or event",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The band is riding the crest of its last tour."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to keep watch or control over somebody/something",
            "labels": "(North American English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "police riding herd on crowds of youths on the streets"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to treat somebody badly and not worry about their feelings",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to ride in the front passenger seat of a car or truck",
            "labels": "(especially North American English, informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to enjoy or be supported by the particular situation or quality mentioned",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Schools are riding a wave of renewed public interest."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/raɪd/",
                "audio": "ri/ride/ride__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/raɪdz/",
                "audio": "ri/ride/rides__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rəʊd/",
                "audio": "ro/ride/rode__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈrɪdn/",
                "audio": "ri/ride/ridden__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈraɪdɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ri/ride/riding__gb_4.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/raɪd/",
                "audio": "ri/ride/ride__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/raɪdz/",
                "audio": "ri/ride/rides__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rəʊd/",
                "audio": "ro/ride/rode__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈrɪdn/",
                "audio": "ri/ride/ridden__us_3.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈraɪdɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ri/ride/riding__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English rīdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijden and German reiten."
}