ridden
pronunciation
How to pronounce ridden in British English:
UK [ˈrɪdn]
How to pronounce ridden in American English:
US [ˈrɪdn]
Word Origin
- ridden (adj.)
- mid-14c., from past participle of ride (q.v.). Sense evolution, via horses, is from "that which has been ridden upon, broken in" (1520s) to, in compounds, "oppressed, taken advantage of" (1650s).
Example
- 1. He has not ridden for 20 years .
- 2. This is by far , the most scenic of all the routes I 've ridden .
- 3. I had ridden long-distance trains in india and china but never across my own country .
- 4. Secular himself , he has ridden a religious tide to two election victories .
- 5. Astonishingly , 43 per cent of those new riders said they had ridden during that week .