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rid | wid |

As an adjective rid

is released from an obligation, problem, etc (usually followed by "of").

As a verb rid

is to free from something or rid can be (obsolete) (ride).

As a preposition wid is

(informal|or|dialectal) with.

rid

English

Etymology 1

Fusion of (etyl) . More at redd.

Adjective

(-)
  • released from an obligation, problem, etc. (usually followed by "of")
    • I’m glad to be rid of that stupid nickname.

    Verb

  • To free from something.
    • We're trying to rid the world of poverty.
    1170', King Henry II (offhand remark) — "Will no one ' rid me of this troublesome priest?"
  • * 2014 , Jacob Steinberg, " Wigan shock Manchester City in FA Cup again to reach semi-finals", The Guardian , 9 March 2014:
    • All the billions in the world and Manchester City still cannot rid themselves of the most persistent thorn in their side.
    Derived terms
    * get rid of

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (head)
  • (obsolete) (ride)
  • * Thackeray
    • He rid to the end of the village, where he alighted.

    Anagrams

    * * English irregular past participles English irregular simple past forms English irregular verbs English verbs with base form identical to past participle ----

    wid

    English

    Alternative forms

    * wif (informal) * with * wiv (informal)

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • (informal, or, dialectal) with
  • * 1893, , Maggie: A Girl of the Streets [http://print.google.com/print?hl=en&id=vQi_d7a7sZoC&pg=PA55&lpg=PA55&sig=N8UFY9cvyaBxRcr0Asm4JuLf9Y8]
    • “An’ wid' all d’ bringin’ up she had, how could she?” moaningly she asked of her son. “'''Wid''' all d’ talkin’ ' wid her I did an’ d’ t’ings I tol’ her to remember. When a girl is bringed up d’ way I bringed up Maggie, how kin she go teh d’ devil?”
  • * 1922, , The Hairy Ape, [http://print.google.com/print?hl=en&id=Z2ZgNkU5r18C&pg=PA258&lpg=PA258&sig=_ZQWa7a1p_C4jGCG0woMSdujZhw]
    • Oh, there was fine beautiful ships them days—clippers wid tall masts touching the sky—fine strong men in them—men that was sons of the sea as if ’twas the mother that bore them.
  • * 1940, Shirley Graham, “It’s Morning,” in Black Female Playwrights, Kathy A Perkins ed. [http://print.google.com/print?hl=en&id=ZV3afTMMSHsC&pg=PA221&lpg=PA221&sig=32zaTsB-Xv0Yi-dHcTbtr-8rNCA]
    • Cissie. But, when da saints ob God go marchin’ home
    Mah gal will sing! Wid all da pure, bright stars,
    Tuhgedder wid da mawnin’ stars—She’ll sing!

    Anagrams

    * English prepositions ----