wade

[US]/weɪd/
[UK]/weɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. wade: to walk through water or another liquid, especially with difficulty; to intervene or interfere forcibly; to deal with something difficult or to read something with effort

n. wade: a difficult journey on foot through water or another liquid.

Phrases & Collocations

wade through

wade in

wade across

wade into

Example Sentences

wade a swift creek.

to wade through the water

wade through a dull book

waded into the task.

Wade represented Great Britain.

The children waded out into the lake.

he waded into the thigh-high river.

in the absence of any jetty we waded ashore.

Nicola waded in and grabbed the baby.

waded through a boring report.

He waded across the river.

Seb waded into the melee and started to beat off the boys.

Vincent waded into his father with such anger.

Marty was terrific — he just waded into the skinheads without a thought.

one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material.

I've finally managed to wade through that boring book I had to read.

I had waded ditches instead of attempting to find easier crossing places.

None of the non-Americans can garner the type of excitement and idolism that Kobe, Bron Bron, Melo, Howard, and Wade can deliver.

As we wade through the lucid pool, small fish dart among mangrove roots that spider in all directions, and crabs skitter into hiding.

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