rid

See also riđ

English

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 *riudijanan (“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.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈrɪd/, SAMPA: /'/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɪd

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.

Translations

released from

Scottish Gaelic: cuidhteas (gd)

Verb

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?"

Translations

• Catalan: alliberar
• Dutch: kwijt (nl)
• Finnish: vapauttaa (fi), päästää (fi)
• Hungarian: megszabadít (hu)
• Norwegian: kvitt (no)
• Russian: избавлять (ru) (izbavlját') impf., избавить (ru) (izbávit') pf.
• Spanish: liberar (es)

Derived terms

• get rid of

Anagrams

• dir
• D.R.I.

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /riːd/, [ʁiðˀ]

Verb

rid

1. imperative of ride

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Romanian

Etymology

From French ride.

Noun

rid n. (plural riduri)

1. wrinkle, furrow, crease, line (on face)

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Swedish

Verb

rid

1. imperative of rida.