Main Entry: ¹stride

Pronunciation: \ˈstrīd\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): strode \ˈstrōd\; strid·den \ˈstri-d^ən\; strid·ing \ˈstrī-diŋ\

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English strīdan; akin to Middle Low German striden to straddle, Old High German strītan to quarrel

Date: before 12th century

intransitive verb 1 : to stand astride
2 : to move with or as if with long steps <strode across the room>
3 : to take a very long steptransitive verb 1 : bestride, straddle
2 : to step over
3 : to move over or along with or as if with long measured steps <striding the boardwalk>

— strid·er \ˈstrī-dər\ noun