Antonyms for wade in
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : weyd |
| Phonetic Transcription : weɪd |
Definition of wade in
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.
- As in pitch in : verb help out
Synonyms for wade in
- aid
- attack
- begin
- buckle down
- chip in
- come through
- commence
- contribute
- contribute work
- cooperate
- do
- do one's bit
- fall to
- get cracking
- get going
- go to it
- help
- help; get busy
- hop to it
- join in
- jump in
- launch
- lend a hand
- participate
- plunge into
- set about
- set to
- subscribe
- tackle
- tee off
- volunteer
- wade in
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