road
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old English rād (“riding, hostile incursion”), from Proto-Germanic *raidō (“a ride, road”), from Proto-Indo-European *reidh- (“to ride”). Cognate to West Frisian reed (unpaved road).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (RP) enPR: rōd; IPA: /ɹəʊd/; X-SAMPA: /r@Ud/
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Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊd
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Audio (US) (file) - Homophones: Rhode, rode, rowed
Noun [edit]
road (plural roads)
- A way used for travelling between places, usually surfaced with asphalt or concrete. Modern roads, both rural and urban, are designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. [from 16th c.]
- 1852, Mrs M.A. Thompson, “The Tutor's Daughter”, in Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion[1], page 266:
- In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.
- 1852, Mrs M.A. Thompson, “The Tutor's Daughter”, in Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion[1], page 266:
- (figuratively) A path chosen in life or career. [from 17th c.]
- 2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, BBC Sport:
- Hodgson may actually feel England could have scored even more but this was the perfect first step on the road to Rio in 2014 and the ideal platform for the second qualifier against Ukraine at Wembley on Tuesday.
- Ronald Reagan: A Time for Choosing (1964).
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- Where, then, is the road to peace?
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- 2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, BBC Sport:
- (nautical, often plural) a partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor. [from 14th c.]
- 1630, John Smith, True Travels, in Kupperman 1988, p. 38:
- There delivering their fraught, they went to Scandaroone; rather to view what ships was in the Roade, than any thing else [...].
- 1630, John Smith, True Travels, in Kupperman 1988, p. 38:
- An underground tunnel in a mine. [from 18th c.]
- (US) a railway; (British) a single railway track. [from 19th c.]
Hyponyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:road
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from the noun road
Translations [edit]
a way for travel
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a path in life
Statistics [edit]
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Most common English words before 1923: tried · certainly · big · #555: road · husband · blockquote · effect
Anagrams [edit]
Swedish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
past participle of roa.
Adjective [edit]
road
Declension [edit]
| Inflections of road |
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| Indefinite singular |
Common | road |
| Neuter | roat | |
| Definite singular |
Masc. | roade |
| All | roade | |
| Plural | roade | |