Meaning of stride in English

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Verb
stride
Etymology
Old English stride (noun) ‘single long step’, strīdan (verb) ‘stand or walk with the legs wide apart’, probably from a Germanic base meaning ‘strive, quarrel’; related to Dutch strijden‘fight’ and German streiten‘quarrel’
Definitions
1. walk with long steps
Examples
- « He strode confidently across the hall »
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2. cover or traverse by taking long steps
Examples
- « She strode several miles towards the woods »
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Noun
stride
Definitions
1. a step in walking or running
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2. the distance covered by a step
Examples
- « he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig »
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3. significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides")
Examples
- « they made big strides in productivity »

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