What does stride mean?
Definitions for stride
straɪd; ˈstrɪd nstride
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Princeton's WordNet
pace, stride, treadnoun
a step in walking or running
footstep, pace, step, stridenoun
the distance covered by a step
"he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
strideverb
significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides")
"they made big strides in productivity"
strideverb
walk with long steps
"He strode confidently across the hall"
strideverb
cover or traverse by taking long steps
"She strode several miles towards the woods"
Wiktionary
stridenoun
A long step.
stridenoun
The number of memory locations between successive elements in an array, pixels in a bitmap, etc.
strideverb
To walk with long steps.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Stridenoun
A long step; a step taken with great violence; a wide divarication of the legs.
Etymology: stræde , Saxon.
I’ll speak between the change of man and boy,
With a reed voice, and turn two mincing steps
Into a manly stride. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.The monster moved on with horrid strides. John Milton.
Her voice theatrically loud,
And masculine her stride. Jonathan Swift.To Strideverb
To pass by a step.
See him stride
Vallies wide. Arbuthnot.To Strideverb
preter. I strode or strid; part. pass. stridden.
Etymology: from the noun.
Mars in the middle of the shining shield
Is grav’d, and strides along the liquid field. Dryden.To Jove, or to thy father Neptune, pray,
The brethren cry’d, and instant strode away. Alexander Pope.
ChatGPT
stride
Stride generally refers to the act or manner of walking or running, characterized by a long, decisive step. In a broader sense, it could also refer to the process of making steady progress or a step forward or upward often associated with a marked gain. The meaning of 'stride' can further vary depending on different fields such as computer science, music, etc.
Webster Dictionary
Strideverb
to walk with long steps, especially in a measured or pompous manner
Strideverb
to stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle
Strideverb
to pass over at a step; to step over
Strideverb
to straddle; to bestride
Stridenoun
the act of stridding; a long step; the space measured by a long step; as, a masculine stride
Etymology: [AS. strdan to stride, to strive; akin to LG. striden, OFries. strda to strive, D. strijden to strive, to contend, G. streiten, OHG. strtan; of uncertain origin. Cf. Straddle.]
Wikidata
Stride
Stride is American progressive metal band that formed in Houston in 1996. They currently have three releases including the 2003 album Bah Humbug which is an album of Christmas songs. Stride also played in the ProgPower USA VI music festival.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Stride
strīd, v.i. to walk with long steps: to straddle.—v.t. to pass over at a step: to bestride, ride upon:—pa.t. strōde (obs. strid); pa.p. strid′den.—n. a long step, the space passed over in such. [A.S. strídan, to stride; Ger. streiten, strive.]
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
STRIDE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Stride is ranked #67943 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Stride surname appeared 290 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Stride.
86.9% or 252 total occurrences were White.
5.8% or 17 total occurrences were Black.
4.8% or 14 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
British National Corpus
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'stride' in Verbs Frequency: #1026
Anagrams for stride »
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driest
drites
ridest
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stride in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stride in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of stride in a Sentence
Colbert took the remarks in stride. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP I agree with what he said. He said it was a different time.now theres one subject, so people see your politics more when you do it now, but Im fine with that. I dont think theres anything wrong with saying this person is damaging the nation.
Positive vibes radiate with every stride; moments of life become a magical storyline when you take the stance of dance
James Harden said. FINISHING STRONG Snyder inserted Derrick Favors in the lineup in place of Rudy Gobert for the final 4 minutes of the fourth quarter. The move paid off. Derrick Favors totaled six points and six rebounds in 10 minutes in the quarter. All but one rebound came during the final three minutes to prevent Houston from making a late rally, like in Game 3. Rudy Gobert totaled four points, nine rebounds, and three blocks in 24 minutes. Rudy Gobert admitted to being surprised by the decision, but took it in stride. When hes on the floor and Im on the bench, of course I want to be out there, but if Rudy Gobert has a great game and the team is winning thats the most important thing, thats all that matters.
Take it in stride, that's the reason we consciously use this word ritual before bed because it's ideally strategies that you build into your routine. It's your toolkit.
It was a massive shock to the whole family it was completely devastating, alfie is an extremely strong little boy he takes everything in his stride he amazes us all.
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