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View usage for: (weɪd) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense wades, present participle wading, past tense, past participle waded1. verbIf you wade through something that makes it difficult to walk, usually water or mud, you walk through it. Rescuers had to wade across a river to reach them. [VERB preposition/adverb] Spencer waded through the debris of broken chairs and bottles. [VERB preposition/adverb] We had to wade the river Genal and then climb out of the valley to get to Juzcar. [VERB noun] Synonyms: walk through, cross, ford, pass through More Synonyms of wade 2. verbTo wade through a lot of documents or pieces of information means to spend a lot of time and effort reading them or dealing with them. It has taken a long time to wade through the 'incredible volume' of evidence. [VERB + through] It could be a tremendous tool for scientists who have to wade through tons of data. [VERB through noun] Phrasal verbs: See wade in More Synonyms of wade (weɪd) verb1. to walk with the feet immersed in (water, a stream, etc) the girls waded the river at the ford 2. (intransitive; often foll by through) to proceed with difficulty to wade through a book 3. (intr; foll by in or into) to attack energetically noun4. the act or an instance of wading Derived forms wadable (ˈwadable) or wadeable (ˈwadeable) adjective Word origin Old English wadan; related to Old Frisian wada, Old High German watan, Old Norse vatha, Latin vadum ford (weɪd) noun (Sarah) Virginia. born 1945, English tennis player; won three Grand Slam singles titles: US Open (1968), Australian Open (1972), and Wimbledon (1977) (weɪd) verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈwaded or ˈwading1. to walk through any substance, as water, mud, snow, sand, tall grass, etc., that offers resistance 2. to walk about in shallow water, as for amusement 3. to go forward with effort or difficulty to wade through a long report 4. US, Informal to move energetically into action; attack with vigor with in or into 5. Obsolete to go; proceed; pass verb transitive6. to go across or through by wading to wade a brook Word origin ME waden < OE, to go, akin to Ger waten, to wade < IE base * wādh-, to go, stride forward > L vadere, to go, vadare, to wade Examples of 'wade' in a sentencewade British English: wade VERB If you wade through something that makes it difficult to walk, usually water or mud, you walk through it. Rescuers had to wade across a river to reach them. - American English: wade
- Brazilian Portuguese: atravessar
- Chinese: 蹚 >过水、泥等
- European Spanish: vadear
- French: patauger
- German: waten
- Italian: avanzare a fatica
- Japanese: 骨折って通る
- Korean: > 헤치며 걷다힘겹게
- European Portuguese: atravessar
- Latin American Spanish: vadear
Chinese translation of 'wade' vi - (in water, mud)
to wade across/through sth 跋涉而过(過)某地 (báshè ér guò mǒudì) - (fig)
to wade through [book, report] 吃力地看完 (chīlì de kànwán)
Definition to walk slowly and with difficulty through water or mud The boys were wading in the cold pool nearby. Definition to walk slowly and with difficulty through water or mud We had to wade the river and then climb out of the valley. Synonyms walk through pass through go across travel across make your way across See wade into someone See wade into something See wade through something Additional synonymsDefinition to move or go across (something) Cross the road at the pedestrian crossing. Synonyms go across, pass over, traverse, cut across, move across, travel across Definition to cross (a river) over a shallow area We forded the river. Synonyms cross, pass over, traverse, go across, wade across Definition to splash or spill (liquid) Some water slopped over the edge of the glass. Synonyms spill, splash, overflow, splatter, spatter, slosh (informal) - wad
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Additional synonymsA lot of people were in the water, splashing about. Synonyms paddle, plunge, bathe, dabble, wade, wallow |