Definition of take (something) in one's stride
- I thought she'd be upset, but she has taken the news in her stride.
: to get into one's hands or into one's possession, power, or control: such as
: to seize or capture physically
: to get possession of (fish or game) by killing or capturing
: a distinct or personal point of view, outlook, or assessment
: an act or the action of taking: such as
: the uninterrupted photographing or televising of a scene
: some indeterminate or unspecified thing
: some indeterminate amount more than a specified number
: a person or thing of consequence
: in some degree : somewhat
used as an intensive giving adverbial force to an adjective
: to stand astride
: to move with or as if with long steps
: to take a very long step
: a cycle of locomotor movements (as of a horse) completed when the feet regain the initial relative positions
: the most effective natural pace : maximum competence or capability
: a long step
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