rid

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.

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

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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.

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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

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

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

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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.

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Translations

يُخَلِّص

zbavit

gøre fri for

befreien

librar (de)

ôtersupprimer

megszabadít

losa viî

liberazionep.p. di to ridesbarazzaresbarazzarsi

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

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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

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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. vry يُخَلِّص отървавам libertar zbavit befreien gøre (...) fri for απαλλάσσωlibrar vabastama خلاص کردن؛ رها کردن vapauttaa débarrasser לְהִפַּטֵר מ- मुक्त करा osloboditi, riješiti se megszabadít (vmitől) membebaskan losa við sbarazzare ～から～を取除く 없애다 išvaduoti atbrīvot melepaskan bevrijden van friuwolnić ايله كول، پريښودل، ژغورل: اسوده كول، بچول livrar a scăpa (de) избавлять zbaviť očistiti osloboditi befria, rensa ขจัด ...-den kurtulmak 擺脫 звільняти, рятувати آزاد کرنا tống khứ 使摆脱

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. vry van wees يَتَخَلَّص من отървавам се от livrar-se de zbavit se lossein, -werden slippe af med ξεφορτώνομαι, γλιτώνω από librarse de (kellestki, millestki) vabanema از شر چیزی خلاص شدن päästä eroon jostakin se débarrasser de, être débarrassé de לְהִפַּטֵר भार से मुक्त करना osloboditi se, riješiti se megszabadul (vkitől, vmitől) menyingkirkan vera laus við; losna við sbarazzarsi di ～を取除く 제거하다 atsikratyti, išsivaduoti atbrīvoties no; tikt vaļā no membebaskan diri zich ontdoen van kvitte seg med, bli kvittpozbyć się اسوده كول livrar-se de a scă­pa/a se descotorosi (de) избавиться от zbaviť sa znebiti se otarasiti se vara/bli av med กำจัด; เป็นอิสระจาก kurtulmak 清除，擺脫 позбутися سے بری ہونا یا آزاد ہونا giũ bỏ 摆脱，除掉

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)! ek's bly dis weg تَخَلُّصٌ حَسَنٌ! прав ти път diabos os levem! je to z krku das wäre ich los gudskelov στον αγύριστο, στα τσακίδια que se vaya con viento fresco head teed (tal, sel, neil) minna خلاصی از شر چیزی hyvä että siitä päästiin bon débarras בָּרוּך שְׁפטָרַנו अच्छी छुट्टी मिली, चलो छुटकारा मिला hvala bogu! (da sam se riješio/la) hála Isten, hogy ettől megszabadultam! senang karena bebas feginn að losna við (una bella pulizia/liberazione) やっかい払い 귀찮은 일에서 해방되다 galas nematė, keliauk sau sveikas laimīgs, ka ticis vaļā (no) gembira mendapat kebebasan opgeruimd staat netjes godt å bli kvitt, slippe fra noe baba z wozu ... خلاص شوی diabos os levem! bine că am scăpat (de) скатертью дорога mať to z krku hvala bogu! Hvala Bogu da sam se rešio skönt att bli av med den (det, dem) ดีแล้วที่ขจัดคนไม่เอาไหนหรือสิ่งไร้ค่าออกไป çok şükür gitti/kurtuldum 慶幸擺脫 добре, що здихався! چھٹکارا پانے میں خوش قسمت ہونا sự tống khứ 可喜的摆脱

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