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Wade
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Etymology
Middle English waden , Old English ƿadan , from common Germanic *wadan, from Proto-Indo-European *wadh- "to go". Cognates include Latin vadere "go, walk; rush" (whence English invade, evade ).
Pronunciation
| IPA | SAMPA |
|---|---|
| /weɪd/ | /weId/ |
- Rhymes: -eɪd
Verb
wade (past and past participle waded )
- (obsolete) To go; to move forward.
- To walk in a substance that yields to the feet; to move, sinking at each step, as in water, mud, sand, etc.
- Hence, to move with difficulty or labor; to proceed lowly among objects or circumstances that constantly inder or embarrass; as: to wade through a dull book.
Proper Noun
Wade
- A male first name.
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