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wade
What does wade mean?
wade (verb): to walk through water or something that impedes progress.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use wade in a sentence?
- Can we wade across the river to the other side? (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce wade?
/weɪd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does wade come from?
From Middle English waden, from Old English wadan.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “wade” mean?
to walk through water or something that impedes progress
Right! That's what “wade” means.
to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible
Not quite: that's what appear means.
to handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way
Not quite: that's what treat means.
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
Not quite: that's what raid means.
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