wade in

W w

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [weyd in]
- /weɪd ɪn/
- /weɪd ɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [weyd in]
- /weɪd ɪn/

Definitions of wade in words

verb without object wade in to walk in water, when partially immersed: He wasn't swimming, he was wading. 1
verb without object wade in to play in water: The children were wading in the pool most of the afternoon. 1
verb without object wade in to walk through water, snow, sand, or any other substance that impedes free motion or offers resistance to movement: to wade through the mud. 1
verb without object wade in to make one's way slowly or laboriously (often followed by through): to wade through a dull book. 1
verb without object wade in Obsolete. to go or proceed. 1
verb with object wade in to pass through or cross by wading; ford: to wade a stream. 1

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Origin of wade in

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English waden to go, wade, Old English wadan to go; cognate with German waten, Old Norse vatha; akin to Old English wæd ford, sea, Latin vadum shoal, ford, vādere to go, rush

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Parts of speech for Wade in

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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wade in popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for wade in

verb wade in

do one's bit — a small piece or quantity of anything: a bit of string.
get cracking — to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured: The plate cracked when I dropped it, but it was still usable.
get going — an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
go to it — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
hop it — to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground.

All 7 Synonyms of wade in