ride for in English

Forms: rides for [present, singular, third-person], riding for [participle, present], rode for [past], ridden for [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Likely a shortening of ride or die + for. Head templates: {{en-verb|ride<,,rode,ridden> for}} ride for (third-person singular simple present rides for, present participle riding for, simple past rode for, past participle ridden for)

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{
  "etymology_text": "Likely a shortening of ride or die + for.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rides for",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "riding for",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rode for",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ridden for",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ride<,,rode,ridden> for"
      },
      "expansion": "ride for (third-person singular simple present rides for, present participle riding for, simple past rode for, past participle ridden for)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "African-American Vernacular English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs formed with \"for\"",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He says he rides for black women, yet look at how he treats us.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To have someone's back, support wholeheartedly."
      ],
      "id": "en-ride_for-en-verb--6tWSppx",
      "links": [
        [
          "have someone's back",
          "have someone's back"
        ],
        [
          "support",
          "support"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "African-American Vernacular",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, African-American Vernacular) To have someone's back, support wholeheartedly."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ride for"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "Likely a shortening of ride or die + for.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rides for",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "riding for",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rode for",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ridden for",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ride<,,rode,ridden> for"
      },
      "expansion": "ride for (third-person singular simple present rides for, present participle riding for, simple past rode for, past participle ridden for)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "African-American Vernacular English",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English phrasal verbs",
        "English phrasal verbs formed with \"for\"",
        "English slang",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He says he rides for black women, yet look at how he treats us.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To have someone's back, support wholeheartedly."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "have someone's back",
          "have someone's back"
        ],
        [
          "support",
          "support"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "African-American Vernacular",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, African-American Vernacular) To have someone's back, support wholeheartedly."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ride for"
}

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"ride for" meaning in English

Verb