You must rid yourself of bad habits.
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Rid
//ɹɪd//
Synonyms for "rid" (123 found)
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Strong matches (37)
Verb(3 words)
Related words (61)
get shut ofgive awaygive uphave done withjettisonjiltkillkiss good-byeliberateliquidatelosemake a sacrificemake away withmurdernipoutlawpart withpick outpoundpurge
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put paid toquitclaimrecantrejectreleaserelieverelinquishremoverender uprenounceresignresolveretractroot outroot upsacrificeshake offshooslaughtersloughsparestrike offstrike outsurrenderswear offtake offthrow awaythrow offthrow outthrow overthrow overboardthrow uptotoss overboardunburdenuprootvacatewaiveweed outyield
Adjective(1 words)
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Translations
27 translations across 14 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- избавям verb (to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance)
- отървавам verb (to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance)
Catalan
1 entries- alliberar verb (to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance)
Dutch
1 entries- kwijt verb (to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance)
Finnish
4 entries- raivattu adj (chiefly of a place: which has been ridded or cleared)
- sivukivi noun (loose earth, rubble, etc., on the surface of a quarry which must be removed before digging can begin)
- päästää verb (to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance)
- päästää verb (to remove (oneself or someone, or something, that is annoying, troublesome, or unwanted))
French
2 entries- débarrasser verb (to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance)
- débarrasser verb (to remove (oneself or someone, or something, that is annoying, troublesome, or unwanted))
German
2 entries- befreien verb (to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance)
- vom Halse schaffen verb (to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance)
Hungarian
1 entries- megszabadít verb (to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- fri verb (to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance)
- frigjøre verb (to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance)
- kvitte verb (to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- kvitte verb (to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance)
Polish
4 entries- uwalniać verb (to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance)
- uwolnić verb (to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance)
- wybawiać verb (to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance)
- wybawić verb (to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance)
Portuguese
1 entries- libertar verb (to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance)
Russian
2 entries- изба́вить verb (to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance)
- избавля́ть verb (to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance)
Spanish
1 entries- liberar verb (to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance)
Ukrainian
1 entries- звільняти verb (to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance)
Sample sentences
55 total sentences available.
You must get rid of that bad habit.
Source: tatoeba (16616)
When bears sleep or lie down, their postures depend on whether they want to get rid of heat or conserve it.
Source: tatoeba (18084)
The habit of smoking is very difficult to get rid of.
Source: tatoeba (19954)
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