ridden

See also: -ridden

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɹɪdn̩/
  • Rhymes: -ɪdən

Etymology 1

See ride (verb)

Verb

ridden

  1. past participle of ride

Adjective

ridden (comparative more ridden, superlative most ridden)

  1. Full of.
  2. Oppressed, dominated or plagued by.
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Etymology 2

See rid

Verb

ridden

  1. (rare, nonstandard) past participle of rid
    • 1752, Journal of Captain William Trent from Logstown to Pickawillany:
      As the New York traders to reach the Miami country passed through that of the Iroquois, the French devised a plan, which, if successful, would soon have ridden them of the English encroachments.

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