rid

verb

/rɪd/

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse rythja. The original sense ‘to clear’ described clearing land of trees and undergrowth; this gave rise to ‘free from rubbish or encumbrances’, later becoming generalized.

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they rid	/rɪd/ /rɪd/
he / she / it rids	/rɪdz/ /rɪdz/
past simple rid	/rɪd/ /rɪd/
past participle rid	/rɪd/ /rɪd/
-ing form ridding	/ˈrɪdɪŋ/ /ˈrɪdɪŋ/

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be rid of somebody/something

(formal) to be free of somebody/something that has been annoying you or that you do not want摆脱
- She wanted to be rid of her parents and their authority.她想摆脱父母及其权威的束缚。
- I was glad to be rid of the car when I finally sold it.把车卖掉时，我很庆幸终于脱手了。
- (British English) He was a nuisance and we're all well rid of him (= we'll be much better without him).他这人很讨厌，没有他我们都会舒服得多。

get rid of somebody/something

to make yourself free of somebody/something that is annoying you or that you do not want; to throw something away摆脱；丢弃；扔掉
- Try and get rid of your visitors before I get there.在我到达之前，想办法把你的客人打发走。
- The problem is getting rid of nuclear waste.问题是如何处理核废料。
- I can't get rid of this headache.我这头疼老是不好。
- We got rid of all the old furniture.我们扔掉了所有的旧家具。

want rid of somebody/something

(British English, informal) to want to be free of somebody/something that has been annoying you or that you do not want想摆脱；想甩掉
- Are you trying to say you want rid of me?你是在说要甩掉我吗？