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rid
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rid  (rd)
tr.v. rid or rid·ded, rid·ding, rids
To free from: He was finally able to rid himself of all financial worries.

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

ridder n.

rid
Verb
[ridding, rid] or ridded
1. rid of to relieve (oneself) or make a place free of (something undesirable)
2. get rid of to relieve or free oneself of (something undesirable) [Old Norse rythja]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.rid - relieve from; "Rid the house of pests"
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 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)
Translations
rid [pt, pp rid] [rɪd] vt to rid sb of sth → librar a algn de algo;
to get rid of → deshacerse or desembarazarse de

rid [rɪd] [rid , pt, pp ] vt to rid sb of → débarrasser qn de;
to get rid of → se débarrasser de

rid [rɪd] [rid , pt, pp ] vt to rid sb/sth of → jdn/etw befreien von;
to get rid of → loswerden (inhibitions, illusions etc) → sich befreien von

rid [pt rid, pp ] [rɪd] vt to rid sb of → sbarazzare or liberare qn di;
to get rid of → sbarazzarsi di

rid
v rid [rid]
(withof); to free (someone etc) from We must try to rid the town of rats. vry يُخَلِّص отървавам zbavit gøre (...) fri for befreien απαλλάσσω librar vabastama خلاص کردن؛ رها کردن raivata débarrasser (de) לְהִפַּטֵר מ- मुक्त करना osloboditi, riješiti se megszabadít (vmitől) membebaskan losa við sbarazzare ~から~を取除く ...을 제거하다, 구축하다 išvaduoti atbrīvot melepaskan bevrijden van (be)fri uwolnić livrar a scăpa (de) избавлять zbaviť očistiti osloboditi befria, rensa ขจัด ...-den kurtulmak 使擺脫 звільняти, рятувати آزاد کرنا tống khứ 使
be rid of, 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 zbavit se slippe af med lossein,-werden ξεφορτώνομαι, γλιτώνω από librarse de (kellestki, millestki) vabanema از شر چیزی خلاص شدن päästä eroon 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 ...을 면하다, 제거하다 atsikratyti, išsivaduoti atbrīvoties no; tikt vaļā no membebaskan diri zich ontdoen van kvitte seg med, bli kvitt pozbyć się livrar-se de a scă­pa/a se descotorosi (de) избавиться от zbaviť sa znebiti se otarasiti se vara/bli av med กำจัด; เป็นอิสระจาก kurtulmak 除掉 позбутися سے بری ہونا یا آزاد ہونا giũ bỏ
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 je to z krku gudskelov das wäre ich los στον αγύριστο, στα τσακίδια que se vaya con viento fresco head teed (tal, sel, neil) minna خلاصی از شر چیزی tervemenoa 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 드디어 해방됐다; 아이 시원해! galas nematė, keliauk sau sveikas laimīgs, ka ticis vaļā (no) gembira mendapat kebebasan opgeruimd staat netjes bli kvitt godt å, slippe fra noe(n) baba z wozu ... 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 可喜的擺脫 добре, що здихався! چھٹکارا پانے میں خوش قسمت ہونا sự tống khứ 可喜的


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