astride Meaning, pronunciation, usage in a sentence, synonyms, ...

/əˈstraɪd/

Main Example

The fence stood astride the property line.

Grammatical Info:

Preposition (prep.)

Positioned on both sides of something.

Other Example

The road runs astride the river.

The two trees grew astride the path.

The dog lay astride its owner's feet.

stand astride

sit astride

lie astride

across

spanning

over

/əˈstraɪd/

Main Example

She sat astride the horse.

Grammatical Info:

Adverb (adv.)

In a position with one leg on each side of something.

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/əˈstraɪd/

Main Example

He took an astride position on the bike.

Grammatical Info:

Noun (n.)

The position of having one leg on each side of something.

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