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# riddance

noun (no plural)

«riddance» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

The act of getting rid of something unwanted; «good riddance» means glad to see the bad thing go. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riddance/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, a remark that someone is glad to be free of a nuisance or a bad neighbour

### Examples

- «Good riddance,» said the boy when the bully left. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riddance/#x1)
- Getting rid of the old bed was a riddance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riddance/#x2)
- We were glad of the riddance of the broken fence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riddance/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «riddance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riddance/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«riddance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/riddance.html) on Mova free.