rid

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.5 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Fusion of Middle English redden "to deliver from, rid, clear" (from Old English hreddan "to deliver, rescue, free from, take away" from Proto-Germanic *hradjanan (“‘to save, deliver’”)) and Middle English ridden "to clear away, remove obstructions" (from Old English ġeryddan "to clear land" from Proto-Germanic *reudijanan (“‘to clear’”)). Akin to Old Frisian hredda "to save", German retten "to save, deliver", Old Norse ryðja "to clear, empty", Old Norse hrōðja "to clear, strip". More at redd.

[edit] Pronunciation

• SAMPA: /'/, IPA: /'rɪd/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɪd

[edit] Adjective

rid (not comparable)

1. released from an obligation, problem, etc. (usually followed by "of")

   I’m glad to be rid of that stupid nickname.

[edit] Verb

to rid (third-person singular simple present rids, present participle ridding, simple past rid or ridded, past participle rid or ridden)

1. To free from something.

   We're trying to rid the world of poverty.

   1170, King Henry II (offhand remark) — "Will no one rid me of this troublesome priest?"

[edit] Translations

• Catalan: alliberar
• Dutch: kwijt
• Finnish: vapauttaa fi(fi), päästää fi(fi)
• Norwegian: kvitt
• Spanish: liberar es(es)

[edit] Derived terms

• get rid of

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of dir
• D.R.I.

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /riːd/, [ʁiðˀ]

[edit] Verb

rid

1. Imperative of ride.