stride

stride¹ [straıd] n

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1¦(step)¦

2¦(improvement)¦

3 take something in your stride

4 get into your stride

5¦(way of walking)¦

6 break (your) stride

7 put somebody off their stride

8 (match somebody) stride for stride

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1.) ¦(STEP)¦

a long step you make while you are walking

→↑pace

▪ Paco reached the door in only three strides.

2.) ¦(IMPROVEMENT)¦

an improvement in a situation or in the development of something

make great/major/giant etc strides

▪ The government has made great strides in reducing poverty.

3.) take sth in your stride

BrE take something in stride AmE

to not allow something to annoy, embarrass, or upset you

▪ When the boss asked Judy to stay late, she took it in stride.

4.) get into your stride

BrE hit your stride AmE

to start doing something confidently and well

▪ Once I get into my stride I can finish an essay in a few hours.

5.) ¦(WAY OF WALKING)¦ [singular]

the way you walk or run

▪ the runner's long, loping stride

6.) break (your) stride

especially AmE

a) to begin moving more slowly or to stop when you are running or walking

b) if you break your stride, or if someone or something breaks it, you are prevented from continuing in what you are doing

▪ Collins dealt with the reporters' questions without breaking stride .

7.) put sb off their stride

especially BrE knock/throw/keep somebody off stride AmE

to make someone unable to do something effectively, by not allowing them to give all their attention to it

▪ Shea's testimony threw the defense off stride.

8.) (match sb) stride for stride

to manage to be just as fast, strong, skilled etc as someone else, even if they keep making it harder for you

stride ²

stride² past tense strode [strəud US stroud] past participle stridden [ˈstrıdn]

v [I always + adverb/preposition] written

[: Old English; Origin: stridan]

to walk quickly with long steps

→↑march stride across/into/down etc

▪ He strode toward her.