ride down
B2 neutral separable both
In simple words
To chase after someone on a horse or vehicle and catch them, or to go down somewhere while riding.
Literal meaning: To ride in a downward direction.
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
To chase and catch or trample someone while riding a horse or vehicle.
"The cavalry rode down the retreating soldiers before they could reach the forest."
Grammar: separable
2 B1 neutral
To travel downward on a vehicle, horse, or similar conveyance.
"We rode down the mountain on our bikes as the sun was setting."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
The sense of chasing/trampling is most common in historical or literary contexts involving cavalry. The literal sense of travelling downward while riding is straightforward.
Commonly used with
horseback cavalry fugitive hill slope trail
Forms
Base
ride down
I/you/we/they
3rd person
rides down
he/she/it
Past simple
rode down
yesterday
Past participle
ridden down
have + pp
-ing form
riding down
continuous
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