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# stride

noun (a stride, strides); verb (stride, strides, strode, stridden, striding)

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

## Everyday

1. To stride is to walk with long, quick, confident steps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stride/#m1)
2. A stride is one long step, or the length of a step. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stride/#m2)
3. «Make strides» or «make great strides» means to make good progress, to get better. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stride/#m3)
4. «Take it in your stride» means to deal with a problem calmly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stride/#m4)

### In the lessons

In PE and running, «stride length» is how far one step reaches; athletes lengthen their stride to run faster. In maths and science you can measure a distance by counting strides — a non-standard unit. In stories «he strode into the room» shows confidence or anger. Teachers write in reports «you have made great strides in reading». Phrases: «get into your stride», «take something in your stride», «make strides».

### Examples

- He strode across the playground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stride/#x1)
- The giant took huge strides. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stride/#x2)
- Measure the classroom in strides. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stride/#x3)
- Her stride is longer than mine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stride/#x4)
- You've made great strides in maths this year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stride/#x5)
- She took the bad news in her stride. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stride/#x6)
- The runner got into her stride after the first lap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stride/#x7)
- In two strides he reached the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stride/#x8)

### Note

Irregular: stride, strode, stridden. «Strode» is the past (he strode), «stridden» is rare. A stride is a long step; a «step» can be short. Maths: if one stride is 1 metre, 25 strides ≈ 25 metres.

## On Mova

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