🇬🇧 Ride meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To ride means to sit on something that can move, like a bicycle, scooter, or horse, and use your body, hands, or feet to control where it goes and how fast it moves.

When I ride my bike in the rain, every puddle rides home on my socks.

I ride my bike up the hill and let my legs scream while my brain shouts, “Whose idea was this?”

I ride my scooter so fast that my shoes think they are on vacation from walking.

I tried to ride my broom like a wizard, but it just swept the floor instead.

The cat tried to ride the robot vacuum, looking like the world’s tiniest grumpy king.

A small girl wants to ride a bike. Her dad helps. He says, "Hold the seat. I will run and you ride." She can ride slow. Then she can ride fast and laugh. A dog runs by. They go to the park and ride home. At the end she hugs her dad and says, "I can ride!"

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This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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