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# rid

«rid» in Mova's school dictionary: **to throw it away, remove it or make it go away** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (rid, rids, rid, ridding); adjective (be rid of, get rid of)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To get rid of something is to throw it away, remove it or make it go away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rid/#m1)

2) To rid a place of something is to clear it out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rid/#m2)

3) To be rid of something is to be free of it at last. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rid/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Used in everyday life: "get rid of old toys", "get rid of germs by washing hands", "get rid of a cold". In stories: the hero rid the town of the dragon. Almost always in the phrase "get rid of".

### examples

- We got rid of our old sofa. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rid/#x1)
- Wash your hands to get rid of germs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rid/#x2)
- How can I get rid of these hiccups? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rid/#x3)
- The cat rid the house of mice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rid/#x4)
- I am glad to be rid of that cold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rid/#x5)
- Let's get rid of the rubbish before guests come. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rid/#x6)
- The knight rid the village of the dragon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rid/#x7)
- It's time to get rid of it--but how?" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rid/#x8)

### note

Past form is also "rid": "We rid the garden of weeds." Mostly used as "get rid of" + noun. Do not confuse with "ride".

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «rid» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rid/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.