--- title: R — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 41 description: The 1025 words of the English dictionary under R, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/41/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / R # R — The English dictionary · page 41 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* Rhythm is a regular, repeated pattern of beats or sounds, as in music, poems or your heartbeat.[↗](../../rhythm/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A rhythm is a regular pattern in life or nature, like day and night or the seasons.[↗](../../rhythm/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Clap the rhythm of the song with me.[↗](../../rhythm/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The drummer kept a steady rhythm.[↗](../../rhythm/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · This poem has a bouncy rhythm.[↗](../../rhythm/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor listened to the rhythm of my heart.[↗](../../rhythm/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Waves broke on the shore with a gentle rhythm.[↗](../../rhythm/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Going to bed at the same time every night keeps your body's rhythm healthy.[↗](../../rhythm/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Then the drumbeats subsided and faintly marked the rhythm of the singing.[↗](../../rhythm/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **rhythmic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rhythmic means having a regular repeated pattern of sounds or movements, like a beat.[↗](../../rhythmic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The drum made a rhythmic sound.[↗](../../rhythmic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We clapped in a rhythmic pattern.[↗](../../rhythmic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The waves made a rhythmic noise on the beach.[↗](../../rhythmic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Rhythmic gymnastics uses hoops and ribbons.[↗](../../rhythmic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The poem has a rhythmic beat.[↗](../../rhythmic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · His breathing was slow and rhythmic.[↗](../../rhythmic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rhythmically** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* With a regular repeated beat or pattern.[↗](../../rhythmically/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In a way that has to do with rhythm in music or poetry.[↗](../../rhythmically/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We clapped rhythmically to the song.[↗](../../rhythmically/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The waves splashed rhythmically on the shore.[↗](../../rhythmically/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Her heart beat rhythmically under the doctor's stethoscope.[↗](../../rhythmically/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The rowers pulled rhythmically together.[↗](../../rhythmically/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Breathe slowly and rhythmically to calm down.[↗](../../rhythmically/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The poem is rhythmically strong, with a beat like a drum.[↗](../../rhythmically/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rib** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* One of the curved bones around your chest that protect your heart and lungs.[↗](../../rib/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A piece of meat with a rib bone in it (spare ribs).[↗](../../rib/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A curved strip that supports something, like the ribs of an umbrella, a boat or a leaf.[↗](../../rib/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (informal) To tease someone in a friendly way.[↗](../../rib/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Your ribs protect your heart and lungs.[↗](../../rib/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Put your hands on your ribs and feel them move as you breathe.[↗](../../rib/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Humans have twelve pairs of ribs.[↗](../../rib/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He cracked a rib when he fell off his bike.[↗](../../rib/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We had barbecued ribs for dinner.[↗](../../rib/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The umbrella had a broken rib.[↗](../../rib/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother likes to rib me about my haircut.[↗](../../rib/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘Husband,’ said she, poking him in the ribs with her elbows, ‘wake up.[↗](../../rib/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from the man, made He a woman, and brought her unto the man.[↗](../../rib/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.2.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rib/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And he made for it two golden rings under the crown thereof, upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it, for holders for staves wherewith to bear it.[↗](../../rib/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.37.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rib/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the place with flesh instead thereof.[↗](../../rib/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.2.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rib/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and it was said thus unto it: 'Arise, devour much flesh.'[↗](../../rib/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings DAN.7.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rib/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **riband** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old use) A narrow strip of silk or cloth, used to tie hair or decorate clothes; a ribbon.[↗](../../riband/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She tied a green riband in her hair.[↗](../../riband/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Long silk ribands fluttered from their bonnets.[↗](../../riband/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The princess wore a blue riband round her waist.[↗](../../riband/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **ribbon** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A ribbon is a long, narrow strip of cloth used for tying, decorating or wrapping.[↗](../../ribbon/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A ribbon can be a prize or badge: a blue ribbon for first place.[↗](../../ribbon/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A ribbon is any long narrow strip: a ribbon of road.[↗](../../ribbon/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «Cut to ribbons» means cut into many pieces.[↗](../../ribbon/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She has a ribbon 3 meters long.[↗](../../ribbon/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each bow needs 25 cm of ribbon.[↗](../../ribbon/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He cut the ribbon into 6 equal pieces.[↗](../../ribbon/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How much ribbon is left?[↗](../../ribbon/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She tied her hair with a red ribbon.[↗](../../ribbon/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We wrapped the present and tied it with ribbon.[↗](../../ribbon/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · His pumpkin won a blue ribbon at the fair.[↗](../../ribbon/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The mayor cut the ribbon to open the new library.[↗](../../ribbon/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The road was a thin ribbon across the desert.[↗](../../ribbon/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · It had pink ribbons to tie up its sleeves, so the Queen saw at once it was a girl.[↗](../../ribbon/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **ribwort** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A common wild plant with long narrow leaves that have strong lines (ribs) and a dark brown flower head on a tall stalk.[↗](../../ribwort/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Ribwort grows in the field behind the school.[↗](../../ribwort/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We played soldiers with ribwort stalks.[↗](../../ribwort/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The leaves of ribwort have long lines like ribs.[↗](../../ribwort/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Ribwort plantain is a food plant for some caterpillars.[↗](../../ribwort/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Count how many ribwort plants are in the quadrat.[↗](../../ribwort/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Ribwort flowers have tiny white stamens round the head.[↗](../../ribwort/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rice** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rice is a food made of small white or brown grains that grow on a plant in wet fields called paddies.[↗](../../rice/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Rice is also the plant itself, a kind of grass.[↗](../../rice/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A bag holds 5 kg of rice.[↗](../../rice/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The recipe uses 2 cups of rice.[↗](../../rice/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Rice costs $3 per pound.[↗](../../rice/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · They eat 1 kg of rice a week.[↗](../../rice/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Rice grows in flooded fields called paddies.[↗](../../rice/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Brown rice takes longer to cook than white rice.[↗](../../rice/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · One cup of dry rice makes about three cups of cooked rice.[↗](../../rice/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We had chicken and rice for dinner.[↗](../../rice/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Rice is the main food for many people in Asia.[↗](../../rice/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · I remember that we once exchanged a rice-dumpling for a persimmon-seed.[↗](../../rice/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **rich** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rich person has a lot of money or valuable things.[↗](../../rich/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Rich means having a lot of something good, like «rich in vitamins» or «a rich history».[↗](../../rich/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Rich food has a lot of butter, cream, sugar or fat and fills you up quickly.[↗](../../rich/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Rich soil is good for growing plants.[↗](../../rich/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A rich colour or sound is deep and strong.[↗](../../rich/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The rich man lived in a huge house.[↗](../../rich/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Oranges are rich in vitamin C.[↗](../../rich/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · This chocolate cake is very rich.[↗](../../rich/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The farm has rich, dark soil.[↗](../../rich/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people want to get rich quickly.[↗](../../rich/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The singer had a rich, deep voice.[↗](../../rich/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum shows the town's rich history.[↗](../../rich/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Robin Hood took from the rich and gave to the poor.[↗](../../rich/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · But yet I grew not rich.[↗](../../rich/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.[↗](../../rich/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.13.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rich/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · For all the riches which God hath taken away from our father, that is ours and our children's.[↗](../../rich/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.31.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rich/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And if a man have no one to redeem it, and he be waxen rich and find sufficient means to redeem it; (Torah LEV.25.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rich/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Both low and high, rich and poor together.[↗](../../rich/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.49.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rich/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds; (Prophets 2SA.12.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rich/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth impudently.[↗](../../rich/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.18.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rich/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **richly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Richly means in a beautiful, expensive or lavish way, as richly dressed or richly decorated.[↗](../../richly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Richly means fully and well, as in «richly deserved».[↗](../../richly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Richly means in large amounts or with strong colour, flavour or detail.[↗](../../richly/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The queen was richly dressed in silk and jewels.[↗](../../richly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The church was richly decorated for Christmas.[↗](../../richly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Her prize was richly deserved after so much hard work.[↗](../../richly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The cake was richly flavoured with chocolate and cherries.[↗](../../richly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · His kindness was richly rewarded.[↗](../../richly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The book is richly illustrated with colourful pictures.[↗](../../richly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Richly bound books, note-paper, and drawings, lay on the large table.[↗](../../richly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · But in the fifth year may ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you more richly the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God.[↗](../../richly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.19.25, JPS 1917)[↗](../../richly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · and thou didst take thy richly woven garments and cover them, and didst set Mine oil and Mine incense before them.[↗](../../richly/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.16.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../richly/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · She shall be led unto the king on richly woven stuff; the virgins her companions in her train being brought unto thee.[↗](../../richly/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.45.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../richly/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · I clothed thee also with richly woven work, and shod thee with sealskin, and I wound fine linen about thy head, and covered thee with silk.[↗](../../richly/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.16.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../richly/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **richness** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Being full of something good: rich colour, sound, taste or detail.[↗](../../richness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Being very full of goodness for growing, as in the richness of the soil.[↗](../../richness/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (rare) Being wealthy; usually we say «wealth».[↗](../../richness/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The richness of the chocolate cake made me feel full.[↗](../../richness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The richness of the soil helps the farmer's crops.[↗](../../richness/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The rainforest has a great richness of wildlife.[↗](../../richness/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We admired the richness of the colours in the painting.[↗](../../richness/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The richness of his voice filled the hall.[↗](../../richness/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Shakespeare added to the richness of English.[↗](../../richness/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There is no great richness of invention manifested in the stories which deal with the outwitting of evil spirits.[↗](../../richness/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be full of sap and richness; (Writings PSA.92.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../richness/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **rick** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A big stack of hay, straw or corn built in a field or farmyard, often with a pointed thatched top to keep the rain out.[↗](../../rick/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (UK, informal) To rick your neck or back means to twist or strain it a little, so it hurts.[↗](../../rick/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (a name) Rick, a short form of Richard, Eric or Frederick.[↗](../../rick/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The farmer built a tall rick of hay.[↗](../../rick/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mice made nests in the corn rick.[↗](../../rick/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The rick was thatched to keep out the rain.[↗](../../rick/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I ricked my neck sleeping on the train.[↗](../../rick/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Rick is my uncle's name.[↗](../../rick/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Long ago, ricks stood in every farmyard after harvest.[↗](../../rick/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · When it grew dark he climbed up on the top of the fourth rick, from where he could see the whole field.[↗](../../rick/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **rickets** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A disease in children that makes bones soft and weak, so legs can bend, usually caused by not getting enough vitamin D, sunlight or calcium.[↗](../../rickets/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Rickets makes children's bones bend.[↗](../../rickets/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Victorian children in dark, smoky cities often had rickets.[↗](../../rickets/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Sunlight helps your skin make vitamin D, which prevents rickets.[↗](../../rickets/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Fish, eggs and fortified milk help stop rickets.[↗](../../rickets/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor said rickets is rare today but still happens.[↗](../../rickets/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Cod liver oil was given to children to prevent rickets.[↗](../../rickets/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rickety** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Shaky and likely to break or fall apart; weak and loose.[↗](../../rickety/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The rickety bridge creaked under us.[↗](../../rickety/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The old chair was rickety.[↗](../../rickety/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We climbed the rickety ladder to the loft.[↗](../../rickety/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **rico** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rico is usually part of the name Puerto Rico, an island in the Caribbean that belongs to the USA.[↗](../../rico/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a name) Rico is a boy's name, often short for Ricardo or Enrico.[↗](../../rico/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (Spanish) In Spanish «rico» means rich or tasty; it is not an English word.[↗](../../rico/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Puerto Rico is an island in the Caribbean.[↗](../../rico/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My friend Rico plays the guitar.[↗](../../rico/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «Puerto Rico» means «rich port» in Spanish.[↗](../../rico/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · People from Puerto Rico are Puerto Ricans.[↗](../../rico/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · (Spanish) «¡Qué rico!» means «How tasty!».[↗](../../rico/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Hurricanes sometimes hit Puerto Rico.[↗](../../rico/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rid** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To get rid of something is to throw it away, remove it or make it go away.[↗](../../rid/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To rid a place of something is to clear it out.[↗](../../rid/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To be rid of something is to be free of it at last.[↗](../../rid/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We got rid of our old sofa.[↗](../../rid/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash your hands to get rid of germs.[↗](../../rid/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How can I get rid of these hiccups?[↗](../../rid/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat rid the house of mice.[↗](../../rid/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I am glad to be rid of that cold.[↗](../../rid/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Let's get rid of the rubbish before guests come.[↗](../../rid/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The knight rid the village of the dragon.[↗](../../rid/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · It's time to get rid of it--but how?"[↗](../../rid/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **riddance** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The act of getting rid of something unwanted; «good riddance» means glad to see the bad thing go.[↗](../../riddance/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «Good riddance,» said the boy when the bully left.[↗](../../riddance/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Getting rid of the old bed was a riddance.[↗](../../riddance/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We were glad of the riddance of the broken fence.[↗](../../riddance/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **riddle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A riddle is a puzzle question that needs clever thinking to answer, often a play on words.[↗](../../riddle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A riddle is something hard to understand, a mystery.[↗](../../riddle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Riddled with means full of: «a wall riddled with holes».[↗](../../riddle/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Solve the riddle: I am a number, and 5 more than me is 12.[↗](../../riddle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each riddle in the book gives 3 clues.[↗](../../riddle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She solved 7 riddles in 10 minutes.[↗](../../riddle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Number riddle: I am between 20 and 30 and I am 4 × 6.[↗](../../riddle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Riddle: What has hands but cannot clap?[↗](../../riddle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") A clock\![↗](../../riddle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The troll asked a riddle before he let them cross.[↗](../../riddle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Why the old car stopped is a riddle to me.[↗](../../riddle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The old tree was riddled with holes.[↗](../../riddle/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "Here's a riddle for you, Prince Ivan\![↗](../../riddle/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And they could not in three days declare the riddle.[↗](../../riddle/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.14.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../riddle/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · 'Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel, (Prophets EZK.17.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../riddle/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And he said unto them: If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.[↗](../../riddle/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.14.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../riddle/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **ride** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To ride is to sit on something and travel on it, like a bike, horse or bus.[↗](../../ride/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A ride is a trip on it: a bus ride, a pony ride.[↗](../../ride/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A ride is also a machine at a fair or theme park: the rides.[↗](../../ride/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To give someone a ride (lift in the UK) is to take them in your car.[↗](../../ride/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To ride on something can mean it depends on it: «Everything rides on this game».[↗](../../ride/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She rides her bike 4 miles to school.[↗](../../ride/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each ride costs 3 tickets.[↗](../../ride/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He rode for 2 hours.[↗](../../ride/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many rides can she take with 15 tickets?[↗](../../ride/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Always wear a helmet when you ride a bike.[↗](../../ride/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The roller coaster is the fastest ride at the park.[↗](../../ride/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum gave my friend a ride home.[↗](../../ride/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Never accept a ride from someone you don't know.[↗](../../ride/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Have you ever ridden a horse?[↗](../../ride/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · They have still four miles to ride.[↗](../../ride/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him: 'Abrech'; and he set him over all the land of Egypt.[↗](../../ride/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.41.43, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ride/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · He made him ride on the high places of the earth, and he did eat the fruitage of the field; and He made him to suck honey out of the crag, and oil out of the flinty rock; (Torah DEU.32.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ride/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou liftest me up to the wind, Thou causest me to ride upon it; and Thou dissolvest my substance.[↗](../../ride/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.30.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ride/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And he said: 'Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD.'[↗](../../ride/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") So they made him ride in his chariot.[↗](../../ride/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.10.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ride/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit on rich cloths, and ye that walk by the way, tell of it; (Prophets JDG.5.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ride/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) … [40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/40/) **41** 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