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ride with

B1 neutral inseparable transitive
In simple words

To share a car ride with someone, or to support a person or idea and go along with it.

Literal meaning: To ride alongside or in the same vehicle as someone.

Meanings

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."

Grammar: inseparable
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."

Grammar: 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."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

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.

Commonly used with

crew team idea plan friend me

Forms

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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Synonyms

travel with go with align with back support roll with

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