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stride

verb · noun

Simple meaning

To walk with long steps.

Pronunciation

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stryd
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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈstɹaɪd

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

verb

  1. intransitive

    To walk with long steps.

  2. Cover or traverse by taking long steps

  3. To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle.

  4. To pass over at a step; to step over.

  5. To straddle; to bestride.

noun

  1. A step in walking or running

  2. countable

    A long step in walking.

  3. The distance covered by a step

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
C1 · Advanced
Frequency
Uncommon
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

Word Aura™

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This meaning: To walk with long steps.

Used this way, stride 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
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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  • “They made big strides in productivity.”noun

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Similar Words, What’s the Difference?

Close in meaning, but not always interchangeable.

  • tread

    To step or walk (on or across something).

  • pace

    To measure by walking.

  • march

    To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does.

Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • stridernounInflected form

    A person who walks rapidly with long steps.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • water stridernounCompound term

    Long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water.

  • in strideadverbCompound term

    Without losing equilibrium.

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Synonyms

verb

Sense: to walk with long steps

marchtread

noun

Sense: step in walking or running

pacestepfootstep

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