a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
Used in a Sentence
ride
How to use ride in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for ride.
Editorial note
Seattle used to have an area of downtown where you could ride the bus for free.
Examples7
Definitions16
Parts of speech2
Quick take
a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of ride gathered in one view.
a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for ride.
noun
a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
See also: drive
noun
a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement
verb
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare"
See also: sit
verb
be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day"
verb
continue undisturbed and without interference; "Let it ride"
verb
move like a floating object; "The moon rode high in the night sky"
verb
harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
verb
be sustained or supported or borne; "His glasses rode high on his nose"; "The child rode on his mother's hips"; "She rode a wave of popularity"; "The brothers rode to an easy victory on their father's political name"
verb
have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well"
See also: drive
verb
be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"
verb
lie moored or anchored; "Ship rides at anchor"
verb
sit on and control a vehicle; "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town"
verb
climb up on the body; "Shorts that ride up"; "This skirt keeps riding up my legs"
verb
ride over, along, or through; "Ride the freeways of California"
verb
keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!"
verb
copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
See also: mount
Example sentences
Seattle used to have an area of downtown where you could ride the bus for free.
Combine that with Uber's marketing to increase ridership, and it is an all-around win.
Yeah, the 2nd one was even dumber: What's so interesting about success is the number of \n failures who try to ride on your back.
He said the recruiter would request a ride, sometimes 4 or 5 times, and keep getting him, then she would cancel shortly afterward when she recognized his name.
It's pretty simple, Uber understands that to win the game, you need the a supply of drivers that just barely exceeds the demand for rides, to avoid surge pricing.
It's not theirs, and it's pretty shady to ride another project's coattails when their intent is essentially to cannibalize it by being sublime-but-free.
To digress for a moment, surge pricing is brilliant in that it gets riders to volunteer to wait a long time for a ride, instead of getting pissed off like they do at Taxis, or give them the choice to pay up for an expedited ride.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use ride in a sentence?
Seattle used to have an area of downtown where you could ride the bus for free.
What does ride mean?
a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
What part of speech is ride?
ride is commonly used as noun, verb.