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ridden

See also: -ridden

English

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Etymology 1

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Morphologically ride +‎ -en.

See ride (verb).

Verb

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ridden

  1. past participle of ride

Adjective

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ridden (comparative more ridden, superlative most ridden)

  1. (in combination) Full of.
  2. (in combination) Oppressed, dominated or plagued by.
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Etymology 2

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Morphologically rid +‎ -en.

See rid.

Verb

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ridden

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  1. (archaic, rare, now 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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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English *ryddan, past participle of geryd.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ridden

  1. to clear, make bare
  2. to free (oneself)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of ridden (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) ridden, ridde
present tense past tense
1st-person singular ridde ridded
2nd-person singular riddest riddedest
3rd-person singular riddeth ridded
subjunctive singular ridde
imperative singular —
plural1 ridden, ridde riddeden, riddede
imperative plural riddeth, ridde —
participles riddynge, riddende ridded, yridded

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

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  • English: rid

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