to vade
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9.9
To walk forward in an old, poetic way
- verb
- /ˈveɪd/
- Archaic
:
andar
- With heavy heart, she vaded away from her childhood home.
Examples
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In ancient tales, heroes often vade into unknown lands seeking adventure.
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They vade through the misty forest.
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The knight did vade forth into the misty morning.
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The poet wrote, "To vade is to embrace the unknown."
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In the ancient tale, the hero must vade forth into the unknown to seek his fortune.
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As the sun set, they decided to vade down the mountain path to reach the valley before nightfall.
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The poet wrote about how lovers would vade through the fields hand in hand under the moonlight.
Synonyms
to stroll
vsto vade
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1.8
To walk slowly and enjoy it
describes general going without implying slow or leisurely movement
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Etymology
Vade comes from the old Latin verb vadere, which meant 'to go' or 'to walk'. You can see the same root in common words like invade ('go into') and evade ('get away'), so vade was an old or poetic way to say simply 'to go' or 'to walk'.