adv · prep · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/əˈstɹaɪ̯d/
[əˈstɹ̝̊waɪ̯d]
[əˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔waɪ̯d]
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rhymes with -aɪd
CMU ARPABET:AH0 S T R AY1 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
With one’s legs on either side.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
The men ride their horses astride.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
prep
Meaning 2
With one’s legs on either side of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The boy sat astride his father’s knee.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
prep
Meaning 3
Extending across (something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adverb
Meaning 4
with one leg on each side
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
she sat astride the chair
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: astraddle
Antonyms: none provided
5
adverb
Meaning 5
with the legs stretched far apart
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English stride English astride From a- + stride.
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُنْفَرِج اَلسَّاقَيْن
(munfarij as-sāqayn)
— with one’s legs on either side
Bulgarian:
с разкрачени крака
(s razkračeni kraka)
— with one’s legs on either side
Bulgarian:
яхнал
(jahnal)
— with one’s legs on either side
Chinese:
跨騎 /跨骑
— with one’s legs on either side
Chinese:
橫跨兩側 /横跨两侧
— with one’s legs on either side
Danish:
overskrævs
— with one’s legs on either side
Dutch:
schrijlings
— with one’s legs on either side
Dutch:
wijdbeens
— with one’s legs on either side
Finnish:
hajareisin
— with one’s legs on either side
French:
à califourchon
— with one’s legs on either side
Galician:
a cabalo
— with one’s legs on either side
German:
rittlings
— with one’s legs on either side
Icelandic:
klofvega
— with one’s legs on either side
Irish:
gabhalscartha
— with one’s legs on either side
Italian:
a cavalcioni
— with one’s legs on either side
Japanese:
にまたがって
(ni matagatte)
— with one’s legs on either side
Māori:
hāngai
— with one’s legs on either side
Māori:
tūhāngai
— with one’s legs on either side
Portuguese:
montado
— with one’s legs on either side
Russian:
верхо́м
(verxóm)
— with one’s legs on either side
Spanish:
a horcajadas
— with one’s legs on either side
Swedish:
grensle
— with one’s legs on either side
Swedish:
gränsle
— with one’s legs on either side
Tagalog:
bisaklat
— with one’s legs on either side
Tagalog:
pabisaklat
— with one’s legs on either side
Tagalog:
nakabisaklat
— with one’s legs on either side
Thai:
คร่อม
(krɔ̂m)
— with one’s legs on either side
Arabic:
مُنْفَرِج اَلسَّاقَيْن
(munfarij as-sāqayn)
— with one’s legs on either side of
Finnish:
kahareisin
— with one’s legs on either side of
French:
à califourchon sur
— with one’s legs on either side of
Galician:
a cabalo de
— with one’s legs on either side of
German:
rittlings
— with one’s legs on either side of
Khmer:
ច្រកគាវ
(crɑɑk kiev)
— with one’s legs on either side of
Occitan:
d’escambarletas
— with one’s legs on either side of
Occitan:
d’escambarlons
— with one’s legs on either side of
Portuguese:
montado em
— with one’s legs on either side of
Russian:
верхо́м
(verxóm)
— with one’s legs on either side of
Russian:
на
(na)
— with one’s legs on either side of
Swedish:
grensle över
— with one’s legs on either side of
Swedish:
gränsle över
— with one’s legs on either side of
Tagalog:
bisaklat
— with one’s legs on either side of
Tagalog:
pabisaklat
— with one’s legs on either side of
Tagalog:
nakabisaklat
— with one’s legs on either side of