WADE


Meaning of WADE in English

■ verb

1》 walk through a liquid or viscous substance.

2》 ( ~ through ) read laboriously through (a long piece of writing).

3》 ( ~ in/into ) informal attack, intervene, or become involved in a vigorous or forceful way.

■ noun an act of wading.

Derivatives

wadable (also ~able ) adjective

Origin

OE wadan 'move onward', also 'penetrate', from a Gmc word meaning 'go (through)'.

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