parade
pronunciation
How to pronounce parade in British English:
UK [pəˈreɪd]
How to pronounce parade in American English:
US [pəˈreɪd]
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- Noun:
- a ceremonial procession including people marching
- an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things
- a visible display
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- Verb:
- walk ostentatiously
- march in a procession
Word Origin
- parade (n.)
- 1650s, "a show of bravado," also "an assembly of troops for inspections," from French parade "display, show, military parade," from Middle French parade (15c.), or from Italian parate "a warding or defending, a garish setting forth," or Spanish parada "a staying or stopping," all from Vulgar Latin *parata, from Latin parere "arrange, prepare, adorn" (see pare), which developed widespread senses in Romanic derivatives. Non-military sense of "march, procession" is first recorded 1670s.
- parade (v.)
- 1680s (transitive), from parade (n.). Intransitive sense from 1748. Related: Paraded; parading.
Example
- 1. Did you ever see such a grand parade ?
- 2. Military parade in krasnoyarsk on may 9th , 1981 .
- 3. The love parade is one of the most popular music events in the world and prides itself as a peaceful event .
- 4. What kind of parade would it be ?
- 5. Why would you want to have a straight pride parade ?