wade

weɪd

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of wade - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

movementwalk through water or another liquid or soft substance

We had to wade through the flooded street..

plod

trudge

effortprogress with difficulty through a task or situation

He waded through the paperwork all afternoon.

plod

struggle

trudge

action

Rare

enter a situation with energy or recklessness

Rare

He waded into the debate without hesitation.

dive

plunge

Noun

crossing

Dated

shallow place to cross a river

Dated

We found a wade to cross the stream.

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shallow place to cross a river

Expressions with wade

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wade in

enter water or another substance slowly

She waded in the shallow end of the pool.

wade into

attack or criticize someone strongly

The politician waded into his opponent during the debate.

wade through

move through water or mud with difficulty

He had to wade through the muddy river.

Origin of wade

Old English, wadan (to go, move)

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system for writing Chinese words using English letters

Examples of wade in a sentence

He decided to wade into the shallow river.
She waded through the crowd to reach the stage.
The team waded through the challenges to complete the project.
She waded into the project with enthusiasm and little planning.
They waded into the negotiations, eager to make a deal.
The wade was marked on the map for travelers.

They built a bridge over the wade for easier access.

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French:patauger, gué, ...
German:durchwaten, Furt, ...
Italian:guadare, guado, ...
Spanish:vadear, vado, ...
Portuguese:caminhar pela água, vau, ...
Chinese:涉水, 浅滩, ...
Japanese:歩いて渡る, 渡し場, ...
Arabic:خَاضَ, مَخاض, ...
Hebrew:לִצְעוֹד בְּמַיִם, מַעֲבָר רָדוּד, ...
Russian:переходить вброд, брод, ...
Ukrainian:брести, брід, ...
Hindi:पानी में चलना, उथला स्थान, ...
Bengali:ভেঙে হাঁটা, অগভীর স্থান, ...
Catalan:vadejar, gual, ...
Czech:brodit se, brod, ...
Danish:vade, vadested, ...
Dutch:waden, doorwaadbare plaats, ...
Greek:διασχίζω, ρηχό σημείο, ...
Hungarian:átgázolni, gázló, ...
Khmer:លុយទឹក, កន្លែងរាក់សម្រាប់ឆ្លងទន្លេ, ...
Korean:건너다, 얕은 곳, ...
Persian:وارد آب شدن و راه رفتن, محل کم‌عمق, ...
Polish:brodzić, bród, ...
Portuguese (BR):caminhar pela água, vau, ...
Romanian:a trece, vad, ...
Swedish:vada, vadställe, ...
Thai:ลุยน้ำ, ที่ตื้น, ...
Turkish:suda yürümek, sığ geçit, ...
Vietnamese:lội, điểm lội, ...

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