Definitions for wadeweɪd

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

wadeweɪd(v.; n.)wad•ed, wad•ing

(v.i.)to walk while partially immersed in water.
to walk through a substance, as snow or sand, that impedes motion.
to make one's way slowly or laboriously:
to wade through a dull book.
(v.t.)to cross by wading; ford:
to wade a stream.
wade in, to begin a task energetically.
Category: Verb Phrase
wade into, to attack with vigor and energy.
Category: Idiom
(n.)an act or instance of wading.

Origin of wade:

bef. 900; ME: to go, wade, OE wadan to go, c. MD, MLG waden, OHG watan, ON vatha; akin to OE wæd ford, sea, L vadum shoal, ford, vādere to go, rush

Princeton's WordNet

Wade, Virginia Wade(verb)
English tennis player who won many women's singles titles (born in 1945)
wade(verb)
walk (through relatively shallow water)
"Can we wade across the river to the other side?"; "Wade the pond"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

wade(verb)ɪd
to walk through water
They waded across the stream.

Wiktionary

wade(Noun)
an act of wading
wade(Verb)
to walk through water or something that impedes progress.
wade(Verb)
to progress with difficulty
Wade(ProperNoun)
, transferred from the surname.

Origin: Old English wadan, from wadanan, from Proto-Indo-European *wadh- "to go". Cognates include Latin vadere "go, walk; rush" (whence English invade, evade).

Webster Dictionary

Wade(noun)
woad
Wade(verb)
to go; to move forward
Wade(verb)
to walk in a substance that yields to the feet; to move, sinking at each step, as in water, mud, sand, etc
Wade(verb)
hence, to move with difficulty or labor; to proceed /lowly among objects or circumstances that constantly /inder or embarrass; as, to wade through a dull book
Wade(verb)
to pass or cross by wading; as, he waded /he rivers and swamps
Wade(noun)
the act of wading

Translations for wade

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

wade(verb)

to go or walk (through water, mud etc) with some difficulty

He waded across the river towards me; I've finally managed to wade through that boring book I had to read.

waadAfrikaans
يَخوض، يَجْتازُ بِصُعوبَهArabic
газяBulgarian
atravessar com esforçoPortuguese (BR)
brodit se; prokousat seCzech
sich durcharbeitenGerman
vade; arbejde sig igennemDanish
προχωρώ με κόποGreek
caminar por el aguaSpanish
kahlama, läbimaEstonian
به زحمت به آب رفتنFarsi
kahlataFinnish
patauger (dans)French
לַעֲבוֹר תוֹך מַאֲמָץHebrew
पैदल पार करनाHindi
mukom pročitati knjiguCroatian
átvergődik (vmin)Hungarian
mengarungiIndonesian
vaða, ösla; brjótast í gegnumIcelandic
(farsi strada a stento); (avanzare con sforzo)Italian
骨折って進むJapanese
(물 속을) 걷다Korean
bristi, braidyti,įveiktiLithuanian
brist; cīnīties (cauri)Latvian
mengharungi dengan susah payahMalay
waden, doorworstelenDutch
vade, vasseNorwegian
brodzićPolish
به زحمت به آب رفتنPersian
په اوبو، خټو، واورو تلل او پورې وتل: په سختۍ تلل: په سختيو بريالى كيدل، په سختۍ سره كول: بوختيدل ، اړم كيدلPashto
atravessar com esforçoPortuguese
a trece cu greuRomanian
идти с трудомRussian
brodiť sa; prehrýzť saSlovak
(pre)brestiSlovenian
gacati po plićakuSerbian
vada, pulsa, plöjaSwedish
เดินลุยในน้ำหรือโคลน; ผ่านไปอย่างยากลำบาก; ลุยผ่านThai
bataçıka yürümekTurkish
跋涉(過有水處、泥沼等)Chinese (Trad.)
насилу просуватися, пробиратисяUkrainian
پانی یا کیچٹ میں چلناUrdu
làm gì một cách vất vảVietnamese
跋涉（走过于泥地等）Chinese (Simp.)