Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take something in stride

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
take -some-thing in stride
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cope with something unfortunate without much effort; to accept or manage difficulties well.

American usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

takes something in stride (present, singular) taking something in stride (participle, present) took something in stride (past) taken something in stride (participle, past) take something in one's stride (alternative)

Phrases

take something as it comes

Frequently Paired Words

take something as it comes

Questions

What does take something in stride mean?
To cope with something unfortunate without much effort; to accept or manage difficulties well.

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