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Synonyms for stride


Grammar : Verb
Spell : strahyd
Phonetic Transcription : straɪd

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Définition of stride

Origin :
  • Old English stridan "to straddle," from Proto-Germanic *stridanan (cf. Middle Low German strede "stride," Dutch strijd, Old High German strit, German Streit "fight, contention, combat," Old Norse striðr "strong, hard, stubborn, severe"), from root *strid- "to strive, make a strong effort." Meaning "to walk with long or extended steps" is from c.1200. Cognate words in most Germanic languages mean "to fight, struggle;" the notion behind the English usage might be the effort involved in making long strides, striving forward.
  • verb walk purposefully
Example sentences :
  • With the Porters it was jingle of spurs, and stride of the horse.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Mr Vladimir did not stumble, did not stagger back, did not change his stride.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • At the end of the fourth stride Mr Vladimir felt infuriated and uneasy.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • It must have seemed miraculous to him that we should know already, but he took it all in the stride.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • Now they were near the goal, and Leotichides was still leading by a stride.
  • Extract from : « Buried Cities, Part 2 » by Jennie Hall
  • Would it be Mabel, or would Rechid Bey stride in, to reproach or insult them?
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • With a stride Duncan caught his hand and crushed it in his own.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • As he looked the flurry of skirts subsided and she fell into stride, pursuing.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Baumberger lengthened his stride, and so reached the spot first.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • Rumour spreads quick, but the good mare's stride is quicker still.'
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle

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