parade1 nounparade2 verb
paradepa‧rade1 /pəˈreɪd/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINparade1
Origin:
1600-1700 French, Old French parer ‘to prepare’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A lot of soldiers were missing from the Victory parade.
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
- The city has a parade every 4th of July.
- When Johnson arrived home after the championships a big parade was held in his honour.
- A parade of scientists and scholars told the panel that the risks of nuclear smuggling were real and rising.
- He was not even among the long parade of speakers on that day.
- Her island had a twenty-foot movie screen, a pantomime parade, carnival.
- In June 1969 a proposed Connolly commemoration parade through Belfast city centre was bitterly opposed by loyalists.
- It welled up, reclaiming its rightful position in the hit parade of the senses: No.
- Metro stations were temporarily jammed after the inaugural ceremony and toward the end of the parade.
- Most of the groups from the parade have information booths.
Longman Language Activatora line of people
a line of people who are standing behind each other or next to each other: · The Queen is walking slowly along the lines of soldiers, occasionally stopping to ask a question.in a line (=forming a line): · The photographer asked us to stand in a line.form a line (=make a line): · The teacher got the children to form a line before they went into the hall.
a line of people who have been arranged to stand or sit next to each other, especially when there are several lines of people arranged one behind another: · Can you see me in the photo? I'm in the back row on the left.in a row: · The hotel staff stood in a row to greet their important guests.
British /line American a number of people who are standing one behind another, waiting to do something: · There was a queue of about fifteen people at the bus stop.queue for: · The line for the movie went right around the block.form a queue/line (=make a queue/line): · The women who were waiting outside the toilets began to form a queue.in the queue (=part of the queue): · Excuse me, are you in the queue?
if a group of people walk in single file , they walk one behind another in a line: · The path was so narrow that we had to walk in single file.
a group of people or vehicles that move slowly along in a line, especially as part of a public ceremony: · We were held up by a long funeral procession.· The children were eager to take part in the carnival procession.
an event in which a line of people such as musicians, dancers etc, or a line of decorated vehicles, go down the street while other people watch them in order to celebrate something: · A lot of soldiers were missing from the Victory parade.· When Johnson arrived home after the championships a big parade was held in his honour.
a long moving line of people, especially soldiers: · The column of French soldiers passed us on their way to the battlefront.· Columns of men and women were making their way towards the central square.
WORD SETSaction stations, nounaide-de-camp, nounairborne, adjectiveaircraft carrier, nounairlift, nounallied, adjectivearmour, nounarms control, nounarms race, nounarray, verbassault course, nounAWOL, adjectivebalance of power, nounbandmaster, nounbandsman, nounbase, nounbattle, nounbattle, verbbattle cry, nounbattlefield, nounbattlements, nounbeachhead, nounbivouac, nounblackout, nounblast, verbblitz, nounblockade, nounblockade, verbblockhouse, nounbloodshed, nounbody bag, nounbody count, nounbomb, verbbombard, verbbombardment, nounbomb disposal, nounboot camp, nounbowman, nounbreastplate, nounbridgehead, nounbunker, nouncall-up, nouncannonade, nouncapability, nouncaptain, nouncapture, nouncarrier, nouncashier, verbcenotaph, nounchief of staff, nouncitation, nouncivil defence, nounC.O., nouncommand, nouncommand, verbcommandant, nouncommander, nouncommander in chief, nouncommand post, nouncommissariat, nouncommissary, nouncommission, nouncommissioned officer, nounconquer, verbconquest, nounconscientious objector, nounconscript, verbconscript, nounconscription, nounconvoy, verbcookhouse, nounCorp., corporal, nouncorps, nouncounterinsurgency, nouncounterintelligence, nouncountermand, verbcounter-revolution, nouncourt-martial, nouncourt-martial, verbcross, noundawn raid, noundeath camp, noundemilitarize, verbdemobilize, verbdeploy, verbdetonate, verbdisarm, verbdisarmament, noundispatch, noundraft board, noundraft card, noundraft dodger, noundraftee, noundress uniform, noundrum major, noundump, nounechelon, nounencamp, verbenemy, nounengage, verbengagement, nounenlist, verbenlisted, adjectiveexchange, nounex-serviceman, nounex-servicewoman, nounfield, verbfirst lieutenant, nounfirst strike, nounflak jacket, nounflash, nounfort, nounfortress, nounfoxhole, nounFPO, front, noungas mask, noungeneral headquarters, nounGHQ, nounguardhouse, nounheadquarters, nounhigh command, nounHQ, nounincursion, nounindefensible, adjectiveinsignia, nouninstallation, nouninsubordination, nounintelligence, nouninternment, nouninvade, verbinvader, nouninvasion, nounkit bag, nounKP, nounlieutenant, nounline, nounMaj., major, nounmajor general, nounman, nounmarch, verbmarch, nounmarch-past, nounmarshal, nounmassacre, nounmassacre, verbmess, nounmess, verbmilitarism, nounmilitarized, adjectiveMilitary Academy, nounMilitary Cross, nounmilitary service, nounmilitia, nounmilitiaman, nounminuteman, nounmission, nounMP, nounmutineer, nounmutinous, adjectivemutiny, nounnational service, nounNATO, nounNCO, nounno-man's-land, nounnon-aggression, nounnon-aligned, adjectivenon-combatant, nounobjective, nounobservation post, nounoccupation, nounoccupy, verboffence, nounoffensive, adjectiveoffensive, nounofficer, nounoperation, nounorderly, nounoutflank, verboutpost, nounoverthrow, verboverwhelm, verbpact, nounpadre, nounparade, nounparamilitary, adjectiveparapet, nounpartisan, nounpassword, nounpatrol, nounperilous, adjectiveperiscope, nounpillbox, nounpincer movement, nounpost, verbPOW, nounpre-war, adjectiveprisoner, nounprisoner of war, nounPurple Heart, nounpush, nounputsch, nounPX, nounquarter, verbquartermaster, nounquell, verbR & R, nounraid, nounraid, verbrank, nounrebellion, nounrecapture, verbreconnaissance, nounreconnoitre, verbrecruit, verbrecruit, nounreinforce, verbrelieve, verbRemembrance Day, nounrepel, verbrequisition, verbretake, verbretire, verbretreat, verbretreat, nounreview, nounreview, verbribbon, nounsabre-rattling, nounsally, nounsalute, verbsalute, nounsalvo, nounsamurai, nounscorched earth policy, nounscout, nounscout, verbscramble, verbsecond lieutenant, nounsentinel, nounsentry, nounsentry box, nounsergeant, nounsergeant major, nounserviceman, nounservicewoman, nounSgt., shell, verbshelling, nounsiege, nounskirmish, nounstaff officer, nounstaging area, nounstandard-issue, adjectivestar, nounstation, nounstation, verbstrategic, adjectivestrategist, nounstrategy, nounstripe, nounstronghold, nounsuperpower, nounsuppress, verbsurgical strike, nounsurrender, verbsurrender, nountactical, adjectivetarget, nountarget, verbtask force, nountattoo, nountheatre, nountrench warfare, nountripwire, nountruce, nounturret, noununarmed, adjectiveunoccupied, adjectivevalour, nounveteran, nounvolunteer, nounvolunteer, verbwar chest, nounwar crime, nounwar cry, nounwar dance, nounwar effort, nounwarfare, nounwarhorse, nounwarlike, adjectivewarlord, nounwar memorial, nounwarmonger, nounwarrant officer, nounwarring, adjectivewarrior, nounwar-torn, adjectivewar widow, nounwar zone, nounwounded, adjectivezero hour, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
These fields served as a hunting ground for the local people. The rivers are used as dumping grounds for industrial waste. He is buried in sacred ground.
1a public celebration when musical bands, brightly decorated vehicles etc move down the street: These fields served as a hunting ground for the local people. The rivers are used as dumping grounds for industrial waste. He is buried in sacred ground. British English (=when someone looks at a line of people to see if they recognize a criminal)· The victim identified her attacker from an identity parade.
· They intend to hold a victory parade.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· The work kept me going, and fortunately there was lots of it, an endless parade of winter bookings.· Back at home, he is exposed to an endless parade of eccentric guests and blundering workers.
· The anniversary was to be celebrated with a torchlit procession, military parade and fireworks.· Not only celebrated with military parades but processions of allegedly joyful workers armed with festive balloons like oversized lollipops.· As for the military parade, it was even more modest than last year.· The military parade was cancelled and members of the republic's leadership fled from the raised viewing podium.· Television commentary for a military parade in Rome last month hummed the glory and sacrifice of the armed forces.
NOUN· The central road between the gardens had become a parade ground.· A real bomb fell on a parade ground, sending up smoke in an ominous column.· In the meantime there is much to be achieved before they too will march off the parade ground as trained servicewomen.· Cottonwood trees buzzIng with locusts line the old parade ground.· At a torch-lit ceremony held on the regimental parade ground two nights later, we were given our képis.· In the centre of the buildings was a square parade ground with a forlorn flagpole.· When he reached the guardroom he stopped and turned round for one last look at the parade ground.· There is a brief tent inspection before a bugler calls them to attention on the parade ground.
· Later a hastily assembled identification parade of three sat before me.· They were going to have an identification parade.· He said there had been a large number of witnesses who attended identification parades who failed to pick out George.
· Both were picked out from an identity parade by witnesses.· But the way Bridges plays him he'd be the first sicko picked out of an identity parade.· The law stated that she could not be directly involved with the identity parade.· Armed with this information, they wouldn't have picked him out on an identity parade.· Read in studio A police force is trying to encourage more people to take part in identity parades.· Dalziel wouldn't need an identity parade if he wanted to worry Jacko.
· It is understood the security forces will keep a high profile along the parade route.· At the appointed hour for the concert to begin, crowds began streaming off the parade route and into the park.· No tickets are necessary for standing room along the parade route.· The agent was later removed from the parade route by his superiors.· Four years ago, Clinton left the vehicle to walk part of the parade route.· Tickets for bleacher seats along the parade route run $ 10 to $ 100 each.
· The king ordered a grand victory parade dedicated to the island's Hindu deities, Natha, Vishnu and Kataragama.· Seats of honor in their own victory parade.· And so his victory parade was attended by almost nobody but himself.
VERB· He would not attend parade, he would avoid his Commandant.· He said there had been a large number of witnesses who attended identification parades who failed to pick out George.
· They are allowed to hold a resplendent Christmas parade down Fifth Avenue, complete with carriages, sleds and artificial snow.
· They sat on stubby pillars at the bottom of a short flight of steps leading to the parade square.· I had seen a photograph of him leading the camel parade on Independence Day through Delhi.· Two running Tornado prototypes in final road-going specification will lead parades of classic racing Benellis on June 5 and 9.· Reengineering processes simply can not lead the change parade.· In the 1950s, Paisley and Norman Porter led banned parades.· Billy Pilgrim again led the parade.· He could have been leading a parade, twirling the baton.· Antivirus software makers and providers of data backup services led the parade, sending out news releases and soliciting interviews.
· In the meantime there is much to be achieved before they too will march off the parade ground as trained servicewomen.· Moore marched across the parade ground and headed towards the officers' quarters.
· Hari remembered standing in the darkened street, watching the parade of carriages driving along Mumbles Road and into Gloucester Place.· I stood for ten minutes against the mirrors, watched the passing parade, and moved on to the fourth floor.· He didn't want to watch the quiet parade of students - they made him feel so damned old.· About 40, 000 people are expected to watch the inaugural parade from the bleacher seats.· To the lunchtime office workers politely watching the opening parade, Stockshow is a Marlboro world of fringed leather and fancy tack.
a victory parade the St Patrick’s Day parade2a military ceremony in which soldiers stand or march together so that important people can examine them: a military paradeon parade (=be standing or marching in a parade) troops on parade3a line of people moving along so that other people can watch them: a fashion parade4a series of people, events etc that seems to never endparade of She had a constant parade of young men coming to visit her.5British English a street with a row of small shops → identification parade, hit paradeparade1 nounparade2 verb
paradeparade2 verb VERB TABLE
parade
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | parade |
| he, she, it | parades | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | paraded |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have paraded |
| he, she, it | has paraded | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had paraded |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will parade |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have paraded |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am parading |
| he, she, it | is parading | |
| you, we, they | are parading | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was parading |
| you, we, they | were parading | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been parading |
| he, she, it | has been parading | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been parading |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be parading |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been parading |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- celebrities who parade their perfect marriages before the TV cameras
- On Sunday mornings, fashionable young couples parade up and down the Boulevard St Michel.
- The captured pilots were paraded through the town.
- The captured soldiers were paraded through the streets of the city.
- The President stood as a battalion of soldiers paraded past him.
- The senator loves parading his beautiful new wife before the nation.
- But when the celebs paraded for Reagan 20 years ago, Republicans had no such scruples.
- Exhorting him to breathe deeply they paraded him up and down beside the wire fence.
- Have paraded the tasteless christmas jumper though.
- It paraded before the court a series of witnesses who had been swindled by the Davis family.
- One by one they paraded themselves on to the stage and stalled there, brazen and embarrassed.
- Read in studio Police are parading a range of race and rally cars in an attempt to make speeding motorists slow down.
- Some people love to show up and parade through.
- We paraded down the aisle, tapping loudly with our canes and shouting and whistling to the crowd.
Longman Language Activatorto show someone something because you are proud of it
to show someone or something that you are proud of to other people: show off something/somebody (to somebody): · She raised her wrist, showing off a sparkling diamond bracelet.· At last, this was a chance to show off her talents before a real audience.show something/somebody off (to somebody): · He wanted to show his daughter off to everybody.
to let people see your valuable possessions so that they know you are rich or successful, in a way that annoys people: · Others have called him arrogant, for flaunting his millionaire lifestyle.· He's very rich, but he doesn't like to flaunt his wealth or waste his money.· If you've got it, flaunt it!
to wave something in your hand in order to make people notice it: · She came in excitedly, flourishing a letter with her exam results.· The painting showed two gates guarded by imposing military figures flourishing swords.
if someone parades another person, they show that person in public for others to see, usually proudly or as if they own them: parade across/through/beside etc: · The captured soldiers were paraded through the streets of the city.· The senator loves parading his beautiful new wife before the nation.
to walk proudly to walk proudly, swinging your shoulders, in a way that shows too much self-confidence: swagger into/down/across etc: · Ali swaggered arrogantly into the boxing ring, as if he had already won the fight.· Sally's boyfriend came swaggering down the steps with his hands in his pockets.
to walk proudly with your head high, shoulders back, and chest pushed forwards in a way that shows you think you are important or impressive: strut in/through/around etc: · He strutted across the stage like Mick Jagger.· The hotel was full of rich people strutting around in fur coats and Rolex watches.
to walk proudly around a place, in a way that shows you want people to notice and admire you: parade around/through/up etc: · On Sunday mornings, fashionable young couples parade up and down the Boulevard St Michel.
WORD SETSadjutant, nounarmoured, adjectivebarracks, nounbasic training, nounbatman, nounbattalion, nounbearskin, nounbillet, nounbillet, verbbombardier, nounbooty, nounbrigade, nounbrigadier, nounbrigadier-general, nouncadet, nouncanteen, nouncantonment, nouncapture, verbcavalry, nouncavalryman, nouncenturion, nouncharger, nounchevron, nounCol., colonel, nouncommand, nouncommando, nouncommissary, nouncompany, nouncontingent, nouncorps, noundesert, verbdeserter, noundesertion, noundetachment, noundetail, noundisengage, verbdishonourable discharge, noundivision, noundivisional, adjectivedog tag, noundraft, verbdragoon, noundrill, noundrill, verbdugout, nounencampment, nounexpeditionary force, nounfield marshal, nounfiring squad, nounfive star general, nounflank, nounfoot locker, nounforay, nounfour-star general, nounfusilier, noungarrison, noungarrison, verbGen., general, noungeneralship, nounGI, noungrenadier, nounground forces, noungrunt, nounguardsman, noungunner, nounhussar, nouninduct, verbinductee, nouninfantry, nouninfantryman, nounirregular, nounlance corporal, nounlegion, nounlegionary, nounlegionnaire, nounLieut, loot, nounLt., man-at-arms, nounmatériel, nounMC, nounmedic, nounmercenary, nounmess hall, nounMIA, nounM.O., nounmobilize, verbmotorized, adjectivemounted, adjectivemusketeer, nounmuster, nounnon-commissioned officer, nounobstacle course, nounparade, verbparade ground, nounparatrooper, nounparatroops, nounpennon, nounpicket, nounpicket, verbpip, nounplatoon, nounpoint man, nounposition, nounprivate, nounprivate soldier, nounPte, redcoat, nounregiment, nounregular, nounreservist, nounreveille, nounroute march, nounsapper, nounsarge, nounsignalman, nounsoldier, nounsoldiering, nounsoldierly, adjectivesoldier of fortune, nounsoldiery, nounsortie, nounsortie, verbspecial forces, nounsquad, nounsquaddy, nounstaff sergeant, nounstandard-bearer, nounstormtrooper, nounsubaltern, nounTerritorial Army, the, trench, nountroop, nountrooper, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES These fields served as a hunting ground for the local people. The rivers are used as dumping grounds for industrial waste. He is buried in sacred ground.
These fields served as a hunting ground for the local people. The rivers are used as dumping grounds for industrial waste. He is buried in sacred ground. British English (=when someone looks at a line of people to see if they recognize a criminal)· The victim identified her attacker from an identity parade.
· They intend to hold a victory parade.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· He then dressed in her clothes and paraded around the campus for hours until he was arrested.· The child sprang a little awkwardly from his chair and began to parade around his table.· They were paraded around while householders took their pick, a routine familiar to refugee children who had passed through Dovercourt.· Maybe they thought she got what she deserved for parading around on television in a bathing suit.· As soon as you have established these, systematically evaluate any management fashion being paraded around.
NOUN· They paraded the smart streets of West London, displaying their meagre weekly rations.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1protest/celebrate [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to walk or march together to celebrate or protest about somethingparade around/past etc- It's just old-fashioned racism parading as scientific research.
The marchers paraded peacefully through the capital.2show something [transitive] if you parade your skills, knowledge, possessions etc, you show them publicly in order to make people admire you SYN show off: Young athletes will get a chance to parade their skills.3walk around [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to walk around, especially in a way that shows that you want people to notice and admire youparade around/past etc A trio of girls in extremely tight shorts paraded up and down.4show somebody [transitive always + adverb/preposition] if prisoners are paraded on television or through the streets, they are shown to the public, in order to prove that the people holding them are important or powerful: The prisoners were paraded in front of the TV cameras.5proudly show [transitive] to proudly show something or someone to other people, because you want to look impressive to them SYN show off: She paraded her new team. war medals paraded for public admiration6soldiers [intransitive, transitive] if soldiers parade, or if an officer parades them, they march together so that an important person can watch them7parade as something/be paraded as something if something parades as something else that is better, someone is pretending that it is the other better thing – used to show disapproval: It’s just self-interest parading as concern for your welfare.