/slaɪd/
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Translation
To move smoothly over a surface without stopping. A slide is also the playground toy you slide down.
Word origin
From Old English slidan, meaning to glide or slip, from the same old root as sledge.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- slidan
- English cognates
- sledge
Grammar
Verb typeirregular (slide, slid, slid)
Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.
Examples
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To slide is to move smoothly without lifting off the surface.
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The past form is slid, not slided.
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Here "slide" is a noun: the playground toy.
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