Meaning of wade in English

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Verb
wade
Etymology
Old English wadan ‘move onward’, also ‘penetrate’, from a Germanic word meaning ‘go (through)’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin vadere‘go’
Definitions
1. walk (through relatively shallow water)
Examples
- « Can we wade across the river to the other side? »
- « Wade the pond »
Derived terms
Noun
Wade
Definitions
1. English tennis player who won may women's singles titles (born in 1945)

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