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Strides – definitions in English dictionary

verb

Walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

He strode across the road

Synonims:

MarchStalkPaceTreadStepWalk
verb

Cross (an obstacle) with one long step.

Usage examples:

It was chris, striding across the lawns towards the canteen, something in his step suggesting a con…
noun

A long, decisive step.

Usage examples:

He crossed the room in a couple of strides

Synonims:

StepLong stepLarge stepPaceFootstep
noun

A step or stage in progress towards an aim.

Usage examples:

Great strides have been made towards equality

Synonims:

Make progressMake headwayGain groundProgressAdvanceProceedMoveGet onGet aheadCome onCome alongShape upTake shapeBe getting there
noun

Trousers.

Usage examples:

Otherwise he is all red and black - red shirt, black strides, black jacket with rhinestone trim, an…
noun

Denoting or relating to a rhythmic style of jazz piano playing in which the left hand alternately plays single bass notes on the downbeat and chords an octave higher on the upbeat.

Usage examples:

He's a noted stride pianist
verb

To walk somewhere quickly with long steps

Usage examples:

She strode across the room and demanded to speak to the manager., they have already made great stri…
phrase

Trousers

Usage examples:

Pair of strides i sometimes feel i'm the only woman who has difficulty finding a pair of strides to…

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大步前进

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Stappen

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Foulées

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Schritte

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प्रगति, उन्नति

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Passi

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보폭

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Успехи, Продвижение

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Zancadas

Word origin

Old English stride (noun) ‘single long step’, strīdan (verb) ‘stand or walk with the legs wide apart’, probably from a Germanic base meaning ‘strive, quarrel’; related to Dutch strijden ‘figh

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Strides – similar words

stride

verb

Walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

He strode across the road
noun

A long, decisive step.

Usage examples:

He crossed the room in a couple of strides
verb

To walk somewhere quickly with long steps

Usage examples:

She strode across the room and demanded to speak to the manager., they have already made great stri…
Stride - all meanings in English

Strides synonims

advance

ədˈvɑːns

verb

Move forwards in a purposeful way.

Usage examples:

He advanced towards the dispatch box
noun

A forward movement.

Usage examples:

The rebels' advance on madrid was well under way
adjective

Done, sent, or supplied beforehand.

Usage examples:

Advance notice
Advance - all meanings in English

be getting there

phrase

To be getting old

Usage examples:

Be getting on (a bit) he's getting on (a bit) - he'll be 76 next birthday., i wonder how old he is …
phrase

If you say it's getting on, or time is getting on, you mean it is becoming late

Usage examples:

It's getting on - we'd better be going., come on, let's go - it's getting on., time's getting on an…
Be getting there - all meanings in English

footstep

ˈfʊt.step

noun

A step taken by a person in walking, especially as heard by another person.

Usage examples:

He heard footsteps behind him
noun

The movement or sound of each step a person takes when walking

Usage examples:

We never saw anyone in the building, but sometimes we heard footsteps down the hall.
noun

The sound or mark made by a person walking as their foot touches the ground

Usage examples:

Walking along the darkened street, he heard footsteps close behind him., their footsteps echoed bet…
Footstep - all meanings in English

get on

phrasal verb

Get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

phrasal verb

To have a good relationship or deal successfully with a situation

Usage examples:

Alexis and her roommate are getting along better., she doesn’t get on well with her father.
Get on - all meanings in English

march

verb

Walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread.

Usage examples:

Thousands marched behind the coffin
noun

An act or instance of marching.

Usage examples:

The relieving force was more than a day's march away
verb

(of a country, territory, or estate) have a common frontier with.

Usage examples:

His estate marches with yours
March - all meanings in English

move

verb

Go in a specified direction or manner; change position.

Usage examples:

She moved to the door
noun

A change of place, position, or state.

Usage examples:

She made a sudden move towards me
verb

Change location

Move - all meanings in English

pace

noun

A single step taken when walking or running.

Usage examples:

Kirov stepped back a pace
verb

Walk at a steady speed, especially without a particular destination and as an expression of anxiety or annoyance.

Usage examples:

We paced up and down in exasperation
preposition

With due respect to (someone or their opinion), used to express polite disagreement or contradiction.

Usage examples:

Narrative history, pace some theorists, is by no means dead
Pace - all meanings in English

proceed

verb

Begin a course of action.

Usage examples:

The consortium could proceed with the plan
verb

To start or continue an action or process

Usage examples:

The building project is proceeding smoothly., you should ask a lawyer for advice on how to proceed.…
verb

To continue as planned

Usage examples:

The merger is proceeding according to schedule and should be complete by july., proceed with sth it…
Proceed - all meanings in English

progress

noun

Forward or onward movement towards a destination.

Usage examples:

The darkness did not stop my progress
verb

Move forward or onward in space or time.

Usage examples:

As the century progressed the quality of telescopes improved
noun

Movement toward an improved or more developed state, or to a forward position

Usage examples:

The talks failed to make any progress toward a settlement., the construction work is already in pro…
Progress - all meanings in English

stalk

noun

The main stem of a herbaceous plant.

Usage examples:

He chewed a stalk of grass
verb

Pursue or approach stealthily.

Usage examples:

A cat stalking a bird
noun

A stealthy pursuit of someone or something.

Usage examples:

This time the stalk would be on foot
Stalk - all meanings in English

step

noun

An act or movement of putting one leg in front of the other in walking or running.

Usage examples:

Ron took a step back
verb

Lift and set down one's foot or one foot after the other in order to walk somewhere or move to a new position.

Usage examples:

Claudia tried to step back
combining form

Denoting a relationship resulting from a remarriage.

Usage examples:

Stepmother
Step - all meanings in English

tread

verb

Walk in a specified way.

Usage examples:

Rosa trod as lightly as she could
noun

A person's manner of walking or the sound made as they walk.

Usage examples:

I heard the heavy tread of dad's boots
verb

Put down, place, or press the foot

Tread - all meanings in English

walk

verb

Move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once.

Usage examples:

I walked across the lawn
noun

(of a batsman) leave the field without waiting to be given out by the umpire.

Use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

Walk - all meanings in English

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