Rid

English

Adjective

Rid (not comparable)

1. released from an obligation, problem, etc. (usually followed by "of")

   I’m glad to be rid of that stupid nickname.

Verb

Rid (third-person singular simple present rids, present participle ridding, simple past rid or ridded, past participle rid or ridden)

1. To free from something.

   We're trying to rid the world of poverty.

   1170, King Henry II (offhand remark) — "Will no one rid me of this troublesome priest?"

Adverbs for Rid

effectually; permanently; ultimately; completely; logically; thoroughly; scientifically.

Thesaurus

abandon, abjure, abolish, abstract, assassinate, cast, cast aside, cast away, cast off, cast out, cede, chuck, clear, clear away, clear out, clear the decks, cut off, cut out, cut short, deep-six, deport, discard, disgorge, dispel, dispense with, dispose of, ditch, do away with, do without, drop, dump, eighty-six, eject, elide, eliminate, end, eradicate, escape, exile, expatriate, expel, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, finish, finish off, fling off, forgo, forswear, free, get along without, get clear of, get free of, get out of, get quit of, get rid of, get shut of, give away, give up, have done with, jettison, jilt, kill, kiss good-bye, liberate, liquidate, lose, make a sacrifice, make away with, murder, nip, outlaw, part with, pick out, purge, put paid to, quitclaim, recant, reject, release, relinquish, remove, render up, renounce, resign, retract, root out, root up, sacrifice, shake off, shoo, slaughter, slough, spare, strike off, strike out, surrender, swear off, take off, throw away, throw off, throw out, throw over, throw overboard, throw up, to, toss overboard, unburden, uproot, vacate, waive, weed out, yield

Etymology

Fusion of Middle English redden "to deliver from, rid, clear" (from Old English hreddan "to deliver, rescue, free from, take away" from Proto-Germanic *hradjanan (“to save, deliver”)) and Middle English ridden "to clear away, remove obstructions" (from Old English ġeryddan "to clear land" from Proto-Germanic *riudijanan (“to clear”)). Akin to Old Frisian hredda "to save", German retten "to save, deliver", Old Norse ryðja "to clear, empty", Old Norse hrōðja "to clear, strip". More at redd.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈrɪd/, SAMPA: /'/

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• Rhymes: -ɪd

Translations

Adjective

released from

Scottish Gaelic: cuidhteas (gd)

Verb

• Catalan: alliberar
• Dutch: kwijt (nl)
• Finnish: vapauttaa (fi), päästää (fi)
• Hungarian: megszabadít (hu)
• Norwegian: kvitt (no)
• Russian: избавлять (ru) (izbavlját') impf., избавить (ru) (izbávit') pf.
• Spanish: liberar (es)

Derived terms

• get rid of

Anagrams

• dir
• D.R.I.

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Danish

Verb

Rid

1. imperative of ride

Pronunciation

• IPA: /riːd/, [ʁiðˀ]

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Swedish

Verb

Rid

1. imperative of rida.