Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
stride — stride … The Old English to English
stride — stride … English to the Old English
Stride — can stand for: * STRIDE (MALAYSIA),Science And Technology Research Institute For Defence * A step (ie. part of walking) * In music: ** STRIDE An indie rock n roll band from North East Scotland ** Stride (music), a type of piano playing ** Stride… … Wikipedia
Stride — bezeichnet: Stride Piano oder Ragtime Stride, einen Musikstil Stride ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Elizabeth Stride (1843–1888), britische Prostituierte und Opfer des Serienmörders „Jack the Ripper“ … Deutsch Wikipedia
stride — ► VERB (past strode; past part. stridden) 1) walk with long, decisive steps. 2) (stride across/over) cross (an obstacle) with one long step. ► NOUN 1) a long, decisive step. 2) the length of a step or manne … English terms dictionary
stride — [strīd] vi. strode, stridden, striding [ME striden < OE stridan, akin to Ger streiten, to quarrel < IE * streidh < base * (s)ter , to be stiff, rigid > STARE, STARVE] 1. to walk with long steps, esp. in a vigorous or swaggering manner … English World dictionary
Stride — Stride, v. t. 1. To pass over at a step; to step over. A debtor that not dares to stride a limit. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To straddle; to bestride. [1913 Webster] I mean to stride your steed. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stride — Stride, v. t. [imp. {Strode}(Obs. {Strid}); p. p. {Stridden}(Obs. {Strid}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striding}.] [AS. str[=i]dan to stride, to strive; akin to LG. striden, OFries. str[=i]da to strive, D. strijden to strive, to contend, G. streiten, OHG.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stride — Stride, n. The act of stridding; a long step; the space measured by a long step; as, a masculine stride. Pope. [1913 Webster] God never meant that man should scale the heavens By strides of human wisdom. Cowper. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stride — ● stride nom masculin (anglais stride, enjambée) Style de piano issu du ragtime, caractérisé par l alternance à la main gauche d une note basse sur les temps forts et d un accord plaqué sur les temps faibles … Encyclopédie Universelle
Stride — (engl., spr. ßtraid , »weiter Schritt«), Ausgriff eines Pferdes, besonders bei Rennpferden die Weite des Galoppsprunges, die Räumigkeit der Bewegung; ein Pferd mit gutem S. deckt mit jedem Sprung viel Terrain … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
