1 A2 neutral
To travel in the same vehicle as another person.
"Do you want to ride with us to the stadium? We have a spare seat."
inseparable
ride with
B1 neutral inseparable transitive
To travel in the same vehicle as someone; to be associated or aligned with a person or group; or to accept and go along with something.
In plain English
To share a car ride with someone, or to support a person or idea and go along with it.
What does "ride with" mean?
3 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
2 B2 idiomatic informal
(Informal) To be loyal to or aligned with a person or group.
"I've been riding with this team since day one — I'm not leaving now."
inseparable
3 B2 idiomatic informal
To accept or go along with a plan, idea, or situation without objection.
"I wasn't sure about the proposal, but I decided to ride with it and see what happened."
inseparable
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To ride alongside or in the same vehicle as someone.
Actually means
To share a car ride with someone, or to support a person or idea and go along with it.
Usage tip
The sense of travelling together is very common and literal. The figurative sense of alignment or loyalty is common in hip-hop and informal American English. 'Ride with me' can be an invitation to travel or a call for loyalty.
Words that pair with "ride with"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
crew team idea plan friend me
How to conjugate "ride with"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
ride with
I/you/we/they
3rd person
rides with
he/she/it
Past simple
rode with
yesterday
Past participle
ridden with
have + pp
-ing form
riding with
continuous
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