to walk with long steps, esp. in a vigorous or swaggering manner
2.
to take a single, long step (esp. over something)
3. Rare
to sit or stand astride
verb transitive
4.
to take a single, long step in passing over (an obstacle, etc.)
5.
to walk with long steps along or through
to stride the street
6.
to sit or stand astride of; straddle; bestride
noun
7.
the act of striding
8.
a.
a long step in walking or running
b.
the distance covered by such a step
9.
a.
any single forward movement by a four-legged animal, completed when the legs return to their original relative positions
b.
the distance covered in such a movement
10.
a manner of running; gait
11. [usually pl.]
progress; advancement
to make rapid strides
adjective
12. Jazz
designating or of a style of piano playing in which the left hand alternates rhythmically between a strong bass note and middle range chords
Idioms:
hit one's stride
take in (one's) stride
Derived forms
strider (ˈstrider)
noun
Word origin
ME striden < OE stridan, akin to Ger streiten, to quarrel < IE *streidh- < base *(s)ter-, to be stiff, rigid > stare, starve
More idioms containing
stride
hit your stride
put someone off their stride
take something in your stride
Examples of 'stride' in a sentence
stride
Women have made huge strides on flexible employment to balance their lives and careers.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There is a sense of the company hitting its stride.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Their fitness will always be a mystery until they get into their stride.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In the middle of our meeting into the room strode another big man with a beard.
Stewart, Bob (Lt-Col) Broken Lives (1993)
He was always a good player but he has made great strides.
The Sun (2007)
The moment he was able to use his long stride he went away and won impressively.
The Sun (2010)
Step forward so your front foot is one stride from your back foot.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
And what can owners do to ensure the family pet takes each step in their stride?
The Sun (2012)
They finally hit their stride four or five songs into the set.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Ruby had to keep seeing a stride a long way off and meeting each fence just right.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The science of nutrition has made enormous strides in the last fifty years.
Turner, Roger Newman The Hayfever Handbook - a summer survival guide (1988)
The company has made huge strides in cutting costs.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
At their age giant strides can be taken in a short space of time.
The Sun (2013)
The centre is really hitting its stride now.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The wind gets into its stride and the world goes white.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
His legs seemed to get longer with each stride.
Duncan Hamilton Provided You Don't Kiss Me: 20 Years with Brian Clough (2007)
He is making rapid strides now.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We've made great strides in terms of striking the right gender balance.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
You are perhaps one stride in 50 faster.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The past 30 years have seen women make huge strides on flexible employment to balance livesand careers.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Run up with a controlled power motion, focusing on short, quick strides and using your arms to drive yourself up.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He has made rapid strides this season, showing a high cruising speed and smart turn of foot when winning at Ayr last time.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The couple were wearing matching Puffa coats and walking with matching strides.
Christina Jones TICKLED PINK (2002)
With a few strides she was at Todd's side, where she swung round to face Atkinson.
St. James, Ian FINAL RESORT (2002)
In other languages
stride
British English: stride VERB
If you stride somewhere, you walk there with quick, long steps.
They were joined by a newcomer who came striding across a field.
American English: stride
Brazilian Portuguese: andar a passos largos
Chinese: 大步走
European Spanish: dar zancadas
French: marcher à grands pas
German: schreiten
Italian: camminare a grandi passi
Japanese: どんどん歩く
Korean: 성큼성큼 걷다
European Portuguese: andar a passos largos
Latin American Spanish: dar zancadas
British English: stride NOUN
A stride is a long step which you take when you are walking or running.
With every stride, runners hit the ground with up to five times their body-weight.
American English: stride
Brazilian Portuguese: passo largo
Chinese: 大步走
European Spanish: zancada
French: foulée
German: Schritt
Italian: passo lungo
Japanese: 大またの一歩
Korean: 성슼성큼 걸음
European Portuguese: passo largo
Latin American Spanish: zancada
All related terms of 'stride'
stride piano
a piano style characterized by single bass notes on the first and third beats and chords on the second and fourth
hit one's stride
to reach one's normal speed or level of efficiency
hit your stride
to start to do something easily and confidently, after being slow and uncertain at the beginning
take sth in stride
If you take a problem or difficulty in stride , you deal with it calmly and easily.
take in (one's) stride
to cope with easily and without undue effort or hesitation
take sth in your stride
In British English, if you take a problem or difficulty in your stride , you deal with it calmly and easily . The American expression is take something in stride .
put someone off their stride
to stop someone from concentrating on what they are doing, so that they do not do it as well as usual
get into one's stride/ hit one's stride
If you get into your stride or hit your stride , you start to do something easily and confidently, after being slow and uncertain .
take something in one's stride
to do something without difficulty or effort
stridden
a long step or pace
Chinese translation of 'stride'
stride
(straɪd)
Word forms:ptppstrode
n(c)
大步 (dàbù)
vi
to stride across/off大步流星地穿过(過)/走开(開) (dàbù liúxīng de chuānguò/zǒukāi)
to take sth in one's stride or (US) in stride从(從)容处(處)理某事 (cóngróng chǔlǐ mǒushì)
to make strides取得进(進)步 (qǔdé jìnbù)
(verb)
Definition
to walk with long steps or paces
He turned abruptly and strode off down the corridor.
Synonyms
march
A Scottish battalion was marching down the street.
walk
They walked in silence for a while.
stalk
If his patience is tried at meetings he has been known to stalk out.
pace
I paced the room nervously.
tread
She trod casually, enjoying the sensation of bare feet on grass.
strut
He struts around the town as though he owns the place.
(noun)
Definition
the length of such a step
He walked with long strides.
Synonyms
step
I took a step towards him.
pace
I took a pace backwards.
footstep
I heard footsteps outside.
idiom
See take something in your stride
Additional synonyms
in the sense of footstep
Definition
a step in walking
I heard footsteps outside.
Synonyms
step,
tread,
footfall
in the sense of pace
Definition
to walk with regular steps, often in anxiety or impatience
I paced the room nervously.
Synonyms
stride,
walk,
pound,
patrol,
walk up and down,
march up and down,
walk back and forth
in the sense of pace
Definition
a single step in walking
I took a pace backwards.
Synonyms
footstep,
step,
stride
Synonyms of 'stride'
stride
Explore 'stride' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of stalk
Definition
to walk in an angry, arrogant, or stiff way
If his patience is tried at meetings he has been known to stalk out.
Synonyms
march,
pace,
stride,
strut,
flounce
in the sense of strut
Definition
to walk in a stiff proud way with head high and shoulders back
He struts around the town as though he owns the place.
Synonyms
swagger,
parade,
stalk,
peacock,
prance
in the sense of tread
Definition
to walk along (a path or road)
She trod casually, enjoying the sensation of bare feet on grass.