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astride

adv · prep · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /əˈstɹaɪ̯d/
  • [əˈstɹ̝̊waɪ̯d]
  • [əˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔waɪ̯d]
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  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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
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