rid
/rɪd/
US pronunciation
American sound/rɪd/
rid
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- One strong syllable
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Clear final sound
US voice -> rid
Myanmar meaning
(v) ပထုတ်
Full entry
rid /rÇd/ v
(-dd- ; pt, pp rid ) ❏ be/ get rid of sb/ sth [IDM ] ပထုတ်သည်။ ဖယ်ရှားသည်။ ရှင်းပစ်သည်။ ရှင်းထုတ်သည်။
He's a boring nuisance! I'm glad to be rid of him. ❍ get rid of dry skin/ fascism ❍ The shop ordered 20 copies of the book and now it can't get rid of (ie sell) them.
❏ rid oneself/ sb/ sth of sb/ sth [PHRV ] ဖယ်ရှားသည်။ ရှင်းလင်းသည်။ rid the house of mice ❍ rid oneself of guilt.
More examples
- Just give him the money and you can be rid of him.
- [be glad to be rid of someone/something] : I’m glad to be rid of all this extra work.
- [be well rid of someone/something] : Most people would say you were well rid of him.
- We’re moving, so we have to get rid of a lot of our furniture.
- A fast effective way to get rid of weeds
- I wish I could get rid of this cold.
- I’m sure he knew we were trying to get rid of him!
Synonyms
free, clear, purge, liberate, divest, do away with, relieve, exonerate, abolish, deliver, disabuse, disburden, disembarrass, disencumber, dump, eject, eliminate, eradicate, expel, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, fire, get rid of, give the brush, heave-ho, junk, kiss goodbye, make free, release, remove, roust, scrap, send packing, shake off, shed, throw away, throw out, toss out, unburden, unload, uproot
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