"astride" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /əˈstɹaɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-astride.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-astride.wav [US]
Rhymes: -aɪd Etymology: From a- + stride. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|stride}} a- + stride Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} astride (not comparable)
  1. With one’s legs on either side. Tags: not-comparable Translations (with one’s legs on either side): مُنْفَرِج اَلسَّاقَيْن (munfarij as-sāqayn) [masculine] (Arabic), с разкрачени крака (s razkračeni kraka) (Bulgarian), яхнал (jahnal) (Bulgarian), 跨騎 (Chinese), 跨骑 (Chinese), 橫跨兩側 (Chinese), 横跨两侧 (Chinese), overskrævs (Danish), schrijlings (Dutch), wijdbeens (Dutch), hajareisin (Finnish), à califourchon (French), a cabalo (Galician), rittlings (German), klofvega (Icelandic), gabhalscartha (Irish), a cavalcioni (Italian), にまたがって (ni matagatte) (Japanese), hāngai (Maori), tūhāngai (Maori), montado (Portuguese), верхо́м (verxóm) (Russian), a horcajadas (Spanish), grensle (Swedish), gränsle (Swedish), bisaklat (Tagalog), pabisaklat (Tagalog), nakabisaklat (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-astride-en-adv-1HmbUh5v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English prepositions: 21 37 42 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 36 28 36

Preposition

IPA: /əˈstɹaɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-astride.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-astride.wav [US]
Rhymes: -aɪd Etymology: From a- + stride. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|stride}} a- + stride Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} astride, {{en-prep}} astride
  1. With one’s legs on either side of. Translations (with one’s legs on either side of): مُنْفَرِج اَلسَّاقَيْن (munfarij as-sāqayn) [masculine] (Arabic), kahareisin (Finnish), à califourchon sur (French), a cabalo de (Galician), rittlings (German), ច្រកគាវ (crɑɑk kiev) (Khmer), d’escambarletas (Occitan), d’escambarlons (Occitan), montado em (Portuguese), верхо́м (verxóm) (alt: на na) (Russian), на (na) (Russian), grensle över (Swedish), gränsle över (Swedish), bisaklat (Tagalog), pabisaklat (Tagalog), nakabisaklat (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-astride-en-prep-5aOA2hrx Categories (other): English prepositions, English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English prepositions: 21 37 42 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 36 28 36 Disambiguation of 'with one’s legs on either side of': 99 1
  2. Extending across (something).
    Sense id: en-astride-en-prep-Yu9dDPbw Categories (other): English prepositions, English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English prepositions: 21 37 42 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 36 28 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: agee, astraddle

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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side",
      "word": "overskrævs"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side",
      "word": "schrijlings"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side",
      "word": "wijdbeens"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side",
      "word": "hajareisin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side",
      "word": "à califourchon"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side",
      "word": "a cabalo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side",
      "word": "rittlings"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side",
      "word": "klofvega"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side",
      "word": "gabhalscartha"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side",
      "word": "a cavalcioni"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ni matagatte",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side",
      "word": "にまたがって"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side",
      "word": "hāngai"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side",
      "word": "tūhāngai"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side",
      "word": "montado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "verxóm",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side",
      "word": "верхо́м"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side",
      "word": "a horcajadas"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side",
      "word": "grensle"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side",
      "word": "gränsle"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side",
      "word": "bisaklat"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side",
      "word": "pabisaklat"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side",
      "word": "nakabisaklat"
    }
  ],
  "word": "astride"
}

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          "text": "The boy sat astride his father’s knee.",
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        "With one’s legs on either side of."
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          "leg"
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          "side"
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1960 November, “New electric multiple-units for British Railways: Glasgow Suburban”, in Trains Illustrated, page 660",
          "text": "The units have transverse seats, two and three astride the passageway with single or double longitudinal seats alongside the two entrance vestibules in each car.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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      "ipa": "/əˈstɹaɪd/"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
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    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c9/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Wodencafe-astride.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Wodencafe-astride.wav.mp3",
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      "tags": [
        "US"
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      "text": "Audio (US)"
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "agee"
    },
    {
      "word": "astraddle"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "munfarij as-sāqayn",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side of",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مُنْفَرِج اَلسَّاقَيْن"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side of",
      "word": "kahareisin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side of",
      "word": "à califourchon sur"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side of",
      "word": "a cabalo de"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side of",
      "word": "rittlings"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "crɑɑk kiev",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side of",
      "word": "ច្រកគាវ"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side of",
      "word": "d’escambarletas"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side of",
      "word": "d’escambarlons"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side of",
      "word": "montado em"
    },
    {
      "alt": "на na",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "verxóm",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side of",
      "word": "верхо́м"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "na",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side of",
      "word": "на"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side of",
      "word": "grensle över"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side of",
      "word": "gränsle över"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side of",
      "word": "bisaklat"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side of",
      "word": "pabisaklat"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "with one’s legs on either side of",
      "word": "nakabisaklat"
    }
  ],
  "word": "astride"
}

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