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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wade /weɪd/USA pronunciation v., wad•ed, wad•ing. - [no object] to walk while partly immersed in water.
- to walk through a substance, as water or snow, that interferes with one's motion:[no object]They waded through the mud.
- wade through, [~ + through + object] to struggle or make one's way through (some task or job) with effort or difficulty:to wade through a pile of bills to be paid.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wade (wād),USA pronunciation v., wad•ed, wad•ing, n. v.i. - to walk in water, when partially immersed:He wasn't swimming, he was wading.
- to play in water:The children were wading in the pool most of the afternoon.
- to walk through water, snow, sand, or any other substance that impedes free motion or offers resistance to movement:to wade through the mud.
- to make one's way slowly or laboriously (often fol. by through):to wade through a dull book.
- [Obs.]to go or proceed.
v.t. - to pass through or cross by wading;
ford:to wade a stream. - wade in or into:
- to begin energetically.
- to attack strongly:to wade into a thoughtless child; to wade into a mob of rioters.
n. - an act or instance of wading:We went for a wade in the shallows.
- bef. 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
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged labor, toil, plod, plow, work.
Wade (wād),USA pronunciation n. - a male given name.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wade /weɪd/ vb - to walk with the feet immersed in (water, a stream, etc)
- (intransitive) often followed by through: to proceed with difficulty: to wade through a book
- (intr; followed by in or into) to attack energetically
n - the act or an instance of wading
Etymology: Old English wadan; related to Old Frisian wada, Old High German watan, Old Norse vatha, Latin vadum fordˈwadable, ˈwadeable adj |