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Antonyms for wade

Grammar : Verb
Spell : weyd
Phonetic Transcription : weɪd

Definition of wade

Origin :
  • Old English wadan "to go forward, proceed," in poetic use only, except as oferwaden "wade across," from Proto-Germanic *wadan (cf. Old Norse vaða, Danish vade, Old Frisian wada, Dutch waden, Old High German watan, German waten "to wade"), from PIE root *wadh- "to go," found only in Germanic and Latin (cf. Latin vadere "to go," vadum "shoal, ford," vadare "to wade"). Italian guado, French gué "ford" are Germanic loan-words.
  • Specifically of walking into water from c.1200. Originally a strong verb (past tense wod, past participle wad); weak since 16c. Figurative sense of "to go into" (action, battle, etc.) is recorded from late 14c. Related: Waded; wading.
  • verb plod, often through water
Example sentences :
  • "Does beat all how she kin do it," thought Wade, listlessly.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • Mrs. Wade sighed as she remembered how everyone had flocked around Norah.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • "A Wade check is always honored," was his cryptic assertion.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • This time, Mrs. Wade admitted bravely to herself that her jealousy was not for Billy.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • "I s'pose you know more'n your father and mother," suggested Wade.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • Wade wondered if his wife ever felt as he did—almost afraid of this son of theirs.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • There were no expressions of tenderness in the Wade household.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • You can—if you want to, but Bill don't need him, Mrs. Wade,—he's dead.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • What I was going to ask you was, have you thought of that Miss Wade?'
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • The lounger had lounged out of view, and Miss Wade and Tattycoram were gone.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

Synonyms for wade

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