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rid

(rĭd)

tr.v. rid or rid·ded, rid·ding, rids

To cause (someone) to be free from something; relieve or disencumber: He was finally able to rid himself of all financial worries.

Idiom:

get rid of

To rid oneself of (something); discard or get free of: Let's get rid of that broken chair.

[Middle English ridden, probably from Old Norse rydhja, to clear land.]

rid′der n.

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rid

(rɪd)

vb (tr) , rids, ridding, rid or ridded

1. (foll by of) to relieve or deliver from something disagreeable or undesirable; make free (of): to rid a house of mice.

2. get rid of to relieve or free oneself of (something or someone unpleasant or undesirable)

[C13 (meaning: to clear land): from Old Norse rythja; related to Old High German riutan to clear land]

ˈridder n

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rid

(rɪd)

v.t. rid rid•ded, rid•ding.

to free, disencumber, or relieve of something objectionable: to rid the house of mice; to rid the mind of doubt.

Idioms:

be or get rid of, to be or become free of.

[1150–1200; Middle English ridden (v.), Old English (ge)ryddan to clear (land), c. Old Norse rythja to clear, empty]

rid′der, n.

rid

1. 'get rid of'

Rid is usually used in the expression get rid of. If you get rid of something or someone that you do not want, you take action so that you no longer have them.

She bathed thoroughly to get rid of the last traces of make-up.

We had to get rid of the director.

2. 'rid' used as a verb

You can also use rid as a verb. If you rid a place or yourself of something unpleasant or annoying, you take action so that it no longer exists or no longer affects you. Note that the past tense and past participle of rid is rid, not 'ridded'.

We must rid the country of this wickedness.

He had rid himself of his illusions.

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rid

Past participle: rid/ridded
Gerund: ridding

Imperative
rid
rid

Present
I rid
you rid
he/she/it rids
we rid
you rid
they rid

Preterite
I rid/ridded
you rid/ridded
he/she/it rid/ridded
we rid/ridded
you rid/ridded
they rid/ridded

Present Continuous
I am ridding
you are ridding
he/she/it is ridding
we are ridding
you are ridding
they are ridding

Present Perfect
I have rid/ridded
you have rid/ridded
he/she/it has rid/ridded
we have rid/ridded
you have rid/ridded
they have rid/ridded

Past Continuous
I was ridding
you were ridding
he/she/it was ridding
we were ridding
you were ridding
they were ridding

Past Perfect
I had rid/ridded
you had rid/ridded
he/she/it had rid/ridded
we had rid/ridded
you had rid/ridded
they had rid/ridded

Future
I will rid
you will rid
he/she/it will rid
we will rid
you will rid
they will rid

Future Perfect
I will have rid/ridded
you will have rid/ridded
he/she/it will have rid/ridded
we will have rid/ridded
you will have rid/ridded
they will have rid/ridded

Future Continuous
I will be ridding
you will be ridding
he/she/it will be ridding
we will be ridding
you will be ridding
they will be ridding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been ridding
you have been ridding
he/she/it has been ridding
we have been ridding
you have been ridding
they have been ridding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been ridding
you will have been ridding
he/she/it will have been ridding
we will have been ridding
you will have been ridding
they will have been ridding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been ridding
you had been ridding
he/she/it had been ridding
we had been ridding
you had been ridding
they had been ridding

Conditional
I would rid
you would rid
he/she/it would rid
we would rid
you would rid
they would rid

Past Conditional
I would have rid/ridded
you would have rid/ridded
he/she/it would have rid/ridded
we would have rid/ridded
you would have rid/ridded
they would have rid/ridded

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Verb

rid - relieve from; "Rid the house of pests"

disembarrass, free

cleanse - purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins; "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins"

relieve - free from a burden, evil, or distress

smooth out, smooth - free from obstructions; "smooth the way towards peace negotiations"

clear - clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.; "clear the water before it can be drunk"

disinfest - rid of vermin; "The exterminator disinfests the house"

disembody - free from a body or physical form or reality

obviate, rid of, eliminate - do away with

rid

verb free, clear, deliver, relieve, purge, lighten, unburden, disabuse, make free, disembarrass, disencumber, disburden an attempt to rid the country of corruption

get rid of something or someone dispose of, throw away or out, dispense with, dump, remove, eliminate, expel, unload, shake off, eject, do away with, jettison, weed out, see the back of, wipe from the face of the earth, give the bum's rush to (slang) The owner needs to get rid of the car.

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rid

verb

To free from or cast out something objectionable or undesirable:

clear, disburden, disembarrass, disencumber, release, relieve, shake off, throw off, unburden.

Slang: shake.

Translations

يُخَلِّص

zbavit

gøre fri for

befreien

librar (de)

ôter supprimer

megszabadít

losa viî

liberazione p.p. di to ride sbarazzare sbarazzarsi

galas nematėkeliauk sau sveikas

atbrīvot

znebiti se

-den kurtulmak

使摆脱

rid

[rɪd] (rid (ridded (pt, pp))) VT
to be rid of sth/sb: she was glad to be rid of him → estaba contenta de haberse librado de él, estaba contenta de habérselo quitado de encima
will I never be rid of these debts? → ¿me libraré alguna vez de estas deudas?, ¿me quitaré algún día estas deudas de encima?
to be well rid of sb → haber hecho bien en librarse de algn
to get rid of [+ unwanted item] → deshacerse de; [+ habit] → quitarse; [+ rats, smell, waste, corruption] → eliminar; (= sell) → vender, deshacerse de
he denied helping him get rid of evidence → negó haberle ayudado a deshacerse de las pruebas
I've been trying to get rid of this headache all day → he estado intentando quitarme esta jaqueca todo el día
you need to get rid of that excess weight → tienes que eliminar todos esos kilos de más
to get rid of sb → librarse de algn; [+ tedious person] → quitarse a algn de encima (euph) (= kill) → deshacerse de algn, eliminar a algn
you won't get rid of me that easily → no te librarás or desharás de mí tan fácilmente
to rid o.s. of sth/sb I couldn't rid myself of the feeling that I was being watched → no me podía librar de la sensación de que alguien me estaba vigilando
I can't seem to rid myself of the habit → no me puedo quitar la costumbre
to rid sth/sb of sth I couldn't rid my mind of these thoughts → no podía quitarme estos pensamientos de la cabeza
we want to rid the world of this disease → queremos erradicar esta enfermedad en el mundo, queremos librar a la humanidad de esta enfermedad

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rid

[ˈrɪd] [rid] [ˈrɪd] (pt, pp)

vt
to rid sb of sth → débarrasser qn de qch
to rid sth of sth → débarrasser qch de qch
to rid o.s. of sth [+ unwanted object, problem] (= get rid of) → se débarrasser de qch (= free o.s. from) [+ feeling, worry, belief] → se défaire de qch

adj
to be rid of sth/sb → être débarrassé(e) de qch/qn
to be well rid of sb → être bien débarrassé(e) de qn
to get rid of sth → se débarrasser de qch
I want to get rid of some old clothes → Je veux me débarrasser de quelques vieux vêtements.
to get rid of sb → se débarrasser de qn

rid

pret, ptp <rid or ridded>

vt to rid of (of pests, disease) → befreien von; of bandits etc → säubern von; to rid oneself of somebody/something → jdn/etw loswerden; of pests also → sich von etw befreien; of ideas, prejudice etc → sich von etw lösen; to get rid of somebody/something → jdn/etw loswerden; to be rid of somebody/something → jdn/etw los sein; get rid of it → sieh zu, dass du das loswirst; (= throw it away) → schmeiß es weg (inf); you are well rid of him → ein Glück, dass du den los bist

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rid

[rɪd] (rid or ridded (pt, pp)) vt to rid sb/sth of → sbarazzare qn/qc di, liberare qn/qc da
to get rid of sb/sth, rid o.s. of sb/sth → sbarazzarsi or liberarsi di qn/qc

rid

(rid) – present participle ˈridding: past tense, past participle rid – verb

(with of); to free (someone etc) from. We must try to rid the town of rats.

be/get rid of

to have removed, to remove; to free oneself from. I thought I'd never get rid of these weeds; I'm rid of my debts at last.

good riddance (ˈridəns)

I am happy to have got rid of it, him etc. I've thrown out all those old books, and good riddance (to the lot of them)!

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"By no means," replied the Fox; "pray do not molest them." "How is this?' said the Hedgehog; "do you not want to be rid of them?' "No," returned the Fox, "for these flies which you see are full of blood, and sting me but little, and if you rid me of these which are already satiated, others more hungry will come in their place, and will drink up all the blood I have left."

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It came back vividly to my mind a few days ago, and has remained haunting me like an annoying tune that one cannot get rid of.

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According to its capitalist system of industry, it has an unconsumed surplus that must be got rid of, and that must be got rid of abroad.* What is true of the United States is true of every other capitalist country with developed resources.

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Is she merely anxious to get rid of me on easy terms?

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Good jams, cheap!' This rang pleasantly in the tailor's ears; he stretched his delicate head out of the window, and called: 'Come up here, dear woman; here you will get rid of your goods.' The woman came up the three steps to the tailor with her heavy basket, and he made her unpack all the pots for him.

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"We must get rid of him," agreed Anne, looking darkly at the subject of their discussion, who was purring on the hearth rug with an air of lamb-like meekness.

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'Go on deck, sir,' says he; 'get rid of the soup, and then come back to the cabin.' I got rid of the soup, and came back to the cabin.

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I would urge them more myself, but that I am impatient to be rid of him, as Mainwaring comes within half an hour.

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And meanwhile you must get rid of Ladislaw: you must send him out of the country." Here Sir James's look of disgust returned in all its intensity.

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"I would as soon rid the country of foxes," cries Western.

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He forgot, as Sergey Ivanovitch explained to him afterwards, this syllogism: that it was necessary for the public good to get rid of the marshal of the province; that to get rid of the marshal it was necessary to have a majority of votes; that to get a majority of votes it was necessary to secure Flerov's right to vote; that to secure the recognition of Flerov's right to vote they must decide on the interpretation to be put on the act.

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Mrs General's communication of this idea to her clerical and commissariat connection was so warmly applauded that, but for the lady's undoubted merit, it might have appeared as though they wanted to get rid of her.