Stride — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a step in walking or running

the distance covered by a step

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stɹˈaɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/stɹˈaɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stɹˈaɪd/

1 syllable Say it as /stɹˈaɪd/.

Examples

he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig
make strides
they made big strides in productivity

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

step pace tread footstep

Parts of Speech

noun	a step in walking or running
noun	the distance covered by a step “he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig”
noun	significant progress (especially in the phrase ) “make strides”
verb	walk with long steps “He strode confidently across the hall”
verb	cover or traverse by taking long steps “She strode several miles towards the woods”

Word Forms

pace	verb	measure (distances) by pacing
stride	verb	cover or traverse by taking long steps
tread	verb	put down or press the foot, place the foot
step	verb	measure (distances) by pacing
stride	noun	the distance covered by a step
strider	noun	a person who walks rapidly with long steps

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schreiten

ein Schritt beim Gehen oder Laufen

🇫🇷French

foulée

un pas en marchant ou en courant

🇪🇸Spanish

paso

un paso al caminar o correr

🇮🇹Italian

passo

un passo nel camminare o correre

🇳🇱Dutch

stap

een stap in lopen of rennen

🇵🇹Portuguese

passo

um passo para caminhar ou correr

🇷🇺Russian

шагать

шаг при ходьбе или беге

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छलांग

चलने या दौड़ने का एक कदम

🇧🇩Bengali

অগ্রসর

হাঁটা বা দৌড়ানোর একটি ধাপ

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னேறு

நடைபயிற்சி அல்லது ஓட்டத்தில் ஒரு படி

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందుకు సాగండి

వాకింగ్ లేదా రన్నింగ్‌లో ఒక అడుగు

🇮🇳Marathi

वाटचाल

चालणे किंवा धावणे एक पाऊल

🇮🇳Gujarati

આગળ વધવું

ચાલવા અથવા દોડવાનું એક પગલું

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಾಪುಗಾಲು

ವಾಕಿಂಗ್ ಅಥವಾ ಓಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുന്നേറ്റം

നടത്തത്തിലോ ഓട്ടത്തിലോ ഉള്ള ഒരു പടി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਰੱਕੀ

ਤੁਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਦੌੜਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਕਦਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

آگے بڑھنا

چلنے یا دوڑنے میں ایک قدم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

跨步

步行或跑步的一步

🇯🇵Japanese

ストライド

歩いたり走ったりするときの一歩

🇰🇷Korean

보폭

걷거나 뛰는 한 걸음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sải bước

một bước trong việc đi bộ hoặc chạy

🇹🇭Thai

ก้าวย่าง

ขั้นตอนในการเดินหรือวิ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

melangkah

langkah dalam berjalan atau berlari

🇵🇭Filipino

hakbang

isang hakbang sa paglalakad o pagtakbo

🇲🇾Malay

langkah

langkah dalam berjalan atau berlari

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خطوة

خطوة في المشي أو الجري

🇮🇷Persian

گام برداشتن

یک قدم در راه رفتن یا دویدن

🇹🇷Turkish

adım

yürüme veya koşmada bir adım

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִצְעוֹד

צעד בהליכה או בריצה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'stride'?

The primary meaning of 'stride' is 'a step in walking or running'.

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In which domain is the word 'stride' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'stride' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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