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parade

noun · verb

Simple meaning

An organized display of a group of people.

Pronunciation

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perayd

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IPA pronunciation (US)

pɚˈeɪd

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. An organized display of a group of people, particularly

  2. A visible display

    “She made a parade of her sorrows.”

  3. A public procession, especially one commemorating a holiday or special event or (dated) in protest.

  4. A place reserved for such displays, particularly

  5. The people who make up such a display, particularly

  6. The body of promenaders thus assembled.

verb

  1. To assemble for inspection, to receive orders, etc.

  2. March in a procession

    “The veterans paraded down the street.”

  3. Walk ostentatiously

    “She parades her new husband around town.”

  4. To march impressively or ostentatiously.

  5. transitive

    To march past.

  6. transitive

    To march through or along.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
General English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: An organized display of a group of people, particularly

Used this way, parade is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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How It’s Used

The word’s distinct uses, one example each.

  • Visiblenoun

    “She made a parade of her sorrows.”

  • Marchverb

    “The veterans paraded down the street.”

  • Walkverb

    “She parades her new husband around town.”

More ways to use parade

  • “She made a parade of her sorrows.”noun
  • “A parade of strollers on the mall.”noun
  • “The veterans paraded down the street.”verb

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Organized / place

hit paradeday parade

Other combinations

parade groundmilitary paradedress paradegrand paradevictory paradebig parade

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • paradisenounDerived noun

    Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • parade groundnounCompound term

    An area for holding parades.

  • callithump paradenounCompound term

    A noisy boisterous parade.

  • hit paradenounCompound term

    A collection of the best or most popular people or items of a given kind.

  • identity paradenounCompound term

    A line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification.

  • sick paradenounCompound term

    The daily military formation at which individuals report to the medical officer as sick.

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