ridden
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rid·den
(rĭd′n)v.
Past participle of ride.
adj.
Dominated, harassed, or obsessed by. Often used in combination: disease-ridden; grief-ridden.
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ridden
(ˈrɪdən)vb
the past participle of ride
adj
(in combination) afflicted, affected, or dominated by something specified: damp-ridden; disease-ridden.
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rid•den
(ˈrɪd n)v.
a pp. of ride.
-ridden
a combining form meaning “obsessed with,” “overwhelmed by” (torment-ridden) or “burdened with” (debt-ridden).
[see ridden]
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Translations
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
ridden
ptp of rideadj angst-ridden → angsterfüllt; debt-ridden → hoch verschuldet; disease-ridden → von Krankheiten befallen; strife-ridden → zerstritten; ridden with crime → mit hoher Kriminalität; ridden with intolerance → ohne die leiseste Spur von Toleranz
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
ride
(raid) – past tense rode (roud) : past participle ridden (ˈridn) – verb1. to travel or be carried (in a car, train etc or on a bicycle, horse etc). He rides to work every day on an old bicycle; The horsemen rode past.
2. to (be able to) ride on and control (a horse, bicycle etc). Can you ride a bicycle?
3. to take part (in a horse-race etc). He's riding in the first race.
4. to go out regularly on horseback (eg as a hobby). My daughter rides every Saturday morning.
noun1. a journey on horseback, on a bicycle etc. He likes to go for a long ride on a Sunday afternoon.
2. a usually short period of riding on or in something. Can I have a ride on your bike?
ˈrider nounˈriding-school noun
a place where people are taught to ride horses.
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