Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

astride

/əˈstɹaɪ̯d/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: a-stride
IPA: /əˈstɹaɪ̯d/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With one’s legs on either side.

prep

With one’s legs on either side of.

prep

Extending across (something).

Example Sentences

"The men ride their horses astride."
"The boy sat astride his father’s knee."
"Chʻung-ming, an island astride the mouth of the Yangtze, had been captured against quite stiff opposition from the Chinese River Defense Force and was being developed into an advance naval and air base."
"The units have transverse seats, two and three astride the passageway with single or double longitudinal seats alongside the two entrance vestibules in each car."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English stride English astride From a- + stride.

Synonyms

agee astraddle

Rhymes With

side outside died inside side-by-side tried provide wide ride decide guide applied

Questions

How do you pronounce astride?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈstɹaɪ̯d/.
What does astride mean?: With one’s legs on either side.
Where does astride come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English stride English astride From a- + stride.

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