Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - wade
Wade
wade
v. & n. --v. 1 intr. walk through water or some impeding medium e.g. snow, mud, or sand. 2 intr. make one's way with difficulty or by force. 3 intr. (foll. by through) read (a book etc.) in spite of its dullness etc. 4 intr. (foll. by into) colloq. attack (a person or task) vigorously. 5 tr. ford (a stream etc.) on foot. --n. a spell of wading. Phrases and idioms wade in colloq. make a vigorous attack or intervention. wading bird any long-legged water-bird that wades. Derivatives wadable adj. (also wadeable). Etymology: OE wadan f. Gmc, = go (through)
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I. verb (~d; wading) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wadan; akin to Old High German watan to go, ~, Latin vadere to go Date: 13th century intransitive verb to step in or through a medium (as water) offering more resistance than air, to move or proceed with difficulty or labor , to set to work or attack with determination or vigor, transitive verb to pass or cross by wading, wadable or ~able adjective II. noun Date: 1665 an act of wading ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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