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to ride away

to ride away

11 2.7
To go away while on a horse, bike, or motorcycle
  • phrasal verb
  • /raɪd əˈweɪ/
translation icon : irse a caballo/en bicicleta/en moto
  • Once the ceremony was over, the couple mounted their horses and rode away joyfully.
  • ride away on a horse
  • ride away on a bike
  • ride away on a bicycle

Examples

  • Then she rode away on her bicycle and I thought I'd never seen her again.

    The Beautiful Country (2004)

  • Duncan stood in the open door and watched Robert mount and ride away in the freezing rain.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • When I give you the word, you ride away.

    Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985)

  • I can still see him now, riding away for the last time.

    The Eagle (2011)

  • We jump on the horses and ride away.

    Your Highness (2011)

  • Her mother goes to the window, very concerned, and watches her ride away.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • "I was hanging up some laundry when I saw the sheriff ride away."

    Fiction book (1991)

  • I can't just ride away and let it happen.

    Backlash (1956)

  • Malcolm and John mount their horses and ride away, leaving William looking forlorn.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Dick Hauser joined Jocko, Lem, and Morgan as they rode away from Independence.

    Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

to ride off
vsto ride away
24 3.9

To leave a place by riding a horse, bike, or motorcycle

is the same idea but lists horse, bicycle, and motorcycle explicitly
to ride horseback
vsto ride away
2 3.7

To sit on a horse and guide it as it moves

focuses on leaving by riding various vehicles, not only horses

Antonyms

to stay
∞ 1.0

To remain in one place and not leave

to arrive
∞ 1.0

To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey

How Fast

to rush away
2 2.5
to ride off
24 3.9
to ride away
11 2.7
to pull away
86 3.5

Surface Forms

ride away infinitive
riding away present participle
rides away third person singular
rode away past
ridden away past participle

Morphology

ride + away

The meaning 'to leave a place by riding...' is directly and compositionally derived from 'ride' (to be carried on a vehicle or animal) combined with 'away' (movement to another location). This verb+particle pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

The phrasal verb ride away comes from the simple image of someone on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle moving off down the road and out of sight. Because the rider rides and goes away, the phrase means 'to leave a place by riding'.