wade
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wade
(wād)v. wad·ed, wad·ing, wades
v.intr.
To walk in or through water or something else that similarly impedes normal movement.
v.tr.
To cross or pass through (water, for example) with difficulty: wade a swift creek.
n.
Phrasal Verbs: The act or an instance of wading.
wade in (or into)
To begin resolutely or energetically to do (something): waded into the task.
wade through
To read (something) with great effort: waded through the school's correspondence.
[Middle English waden, from Old English wadan.]
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wade
(weɪd)vb
1. to walk with the feet immersed in (water, a stream, etc): the girls waded the river at the ford.
2. (often foll by: through) to proceed with difficulty: to wade through a book.
3. (intr; foll by in or into) to attack energetically
n
the act or an instance of wading
[Old English wadan; related to Old Frisian wada, Old High German watan, Old Norse vatha, Latin vadum ford]
ˈwadable, ˈwadeable adj
Wade
(weɪd)n
(Biography) (Sarah) Virginia. born 1945, English tennis player; won three Grand Slam singles titles: US Open (1968), Australian Open (1972), and Wimbledon (1977)
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wade
(weɪd)v. wad•ed, wad•ing,
n. v.i.
1. to walk while partially immersed in water.
2. to walk through a substance, as snow or sand, that impedes motion.
3. to make one's way slowly or laboriously: to wade through a dull book.
v.t. 4. to cross by wading; ford: to wade a stream.
5. wade in, to begin a task energetically.
6. wade into, to attack with vigor and energy.
n. 7. an act or instance of wading.
[before 900; Middle English: to go, wade, Old English wadan to go, c. Middle Dutch, Middle Low German waden, Old High German watan, Old Norse vatha; akin to Old English wæd ford, sea, Latin vadum shoal, ford, vādere to go, rush]
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wade
Past participle: waded
Gerund: wading
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| Noun | 1. | Wade - English tennis player who won many women's singles titles (born in 1945) |
| Verb | 1. |  wade - walk (through relatively shallow water); "Can we wade across the river to the other side?"; "Wade the pond"walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" puddle - wade or dabble in a puddle; "The ducks and geese puddled in the backyard" |
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wade
verb
1. paddle, splash, splash about, slop The boys were wading in the cold pool nearby.
2. walk through, cross, ford, pass through, go across, travel across, make your way across We had to wade the river and then climb out of the valley.
wade in move in, pitch in, dive in (informal), set to work, advance, set to, get stuck in (informal), buckle down I waded in to help, but I got pushed aside.
wade into someone launch yourself at, charge at, attack, rush, storm, tackle, go for, set about, strike at, assail, tear into (informal), fall upon, set upon, lay into (informal), light into (informal) The troops waded into the protesters with batons.
wade into something get involved in, tackle, pitch in, interfere in, dive in, plunge in, get stuck into The Stock Exchange yesterday waded into the debate on stamp duty.
wade through something plough through, trawl through, labour at, work your way through, toil at, drudge at, peg away at scientists who have to wade through tons of data
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wade
verbphrasal verbwade in or into
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wade
[weɪd]A. VI
1. (also wade along) → caminar (por el agua/la nieve/el barro )
to wade across a river → vadear un río
to wade ashore → llegar a tierra vadeando
to wade through the water/snow → caminar por el agua/la nieve
to wade through the mud → caminar por el barro
to wade through a book → leer(se) un libro con dificultad (por lo aburrido/lo difícil que es)
it took me an hour to wade through your essay → tardé una hora en leer tu ensayo
to wade across a river → vadear un río
to wade ashore → llegar a tierra vadeando
to wade through the water/snow → caminar por el agua/la nieve
to wade through the mud → caminar por el barro
to wade through a book → leer(se) un libro con dificultad (por lo aburrido/lo difícil que es)
it took me an hour to wade through your essay → tardé una hora en leer tu ensayo
2. to wade into sb (physically) → abalanzarse sobre algn (fig) → emprenderla con algn, arremeter contra algn
to wade into a meal → ponerse a comer
to wade into a meal → ponerse a comer
B. VT [+ river] → vadear
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wade
(weid) verb1. 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. caminar por el agua
2. to cross (a river etc) by wading. We'll wade the stream at its shallowest point.vadear
ˈwader noun any of several types of bird that wade in search of food. ave zancuda
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