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wade

1

[weyd]

verb (used without object)

waded, wading 
  1. to walk in water, when partially immersed.

    He wasn't swimming, he was wading.

  2. to play in water.

    The children were wading in the pool most of the afternoon.

  3. to walk through water, snow, sand, or any other substance that impedes free motion or offers resistance to movement.

    to wade through the mud.

  4. to make one's way slowly or laboriously (often followed bythrough ).

    to wade through a dull book.

    Synonyms: , , , ,
  5. Obsolete.to go or proceed.



verb (used with object)

waded, wading 
  1. to pass through or cross by wading; ford.

    to wade a stream.

noun

  1. an act or instance of wading.

    We went for a wade in the shallows.

verb phrase

    1. to begin energetically.

    2. to attack strongly.

      to wade into a thoughtless child; to wade into a mob of rioters.

Wade

2

[weyd]

noun

  1. Benjamin Franklin, 1800–78, U.S. lawyer and antislavery politician.

  2. a male given name.

wade

1

/ ɱɪ /

verb

  1. to walk with the feet immersed in (water, a stream, etc)

    the girls waded the river at the ford

  2. to proceed with difficulty

    to wade through a book

  3. (intr; foll by in or into) to attack energetically

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act or an instance of wading

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Wade

2

/ ɱɪ /

noun

  1. ( Sarah ) Virginia. born 1945, English tennis player; won three Grand Slam singles titles: US Open (1968), Australian Open (1972), and Wimbledon (1977)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • unwaded adjective
  • unwading adjective
  • ˈɲ岹 adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of wade1

before 900; Middle English waden to go, wade, Old English wadan to go; cognate with German waten, Old Norse vatha; akin to Old English æ ford, sea, Latin vadum shoal, ford, to go, rush
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of wade1

Old English wadan; related to Old Frisian wada, Old High German watan, Old Norse vatha, Latin vadum ford
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Companies are typically not supposed to wade too deeply into another firm’s affairs.

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We must be dogged and relentless, wading through the worst of the worst in search of greatness.

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There have been signs that Trump officials and the Qatari government knew they were wading into murky waters.

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Writing it has been a torrential experience –– like wading upstream in a fast-flowing river, often unsure of footing, but following the clear, strong path of the water.

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Videos also showed commuters wading through knee-deep water, with several cars parked on waterlogged streets.

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