stridden
/ˈstɹɪdən/
stridden is the past participle of stride.
Meaning of stride
Verb
stride (third-person singular simple present strides, present participle striding, simple past strode, past participle stridden or strode or strid)
- To walk with long steps.
- Mars in the middle of the shining shield / Is grav'd, and strides along the liquid field.1697, Virgil, “The Ninth Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- lope
- To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle.
- To pass over at a step; to step over.
- a debtor that not dares to stride a limit1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
- To straddle.
- I mean to stride your steed.c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- Synonyms:
- bestride
Forms of stridden
| alternative form | strode |
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Words that rhyme with stridden
Questions about stridden
- What is stridden the past participle of?
- Stridden is the past participle of stride.
- How do you pronounce stridden?
- Stridden is pronounced /ˈstɹɪdən/.
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