rid

tr.v., rid, or rid·ded, rid·ding, rids.
To free from: He was finally able to rid himself of all financial worries.

[Middle English ridden, from Old Norse rydhja, to clear land, from hrjōdha, to strip, clear.]

ridder rid'der n.

verb

To free from or cast out something objectionable or undesirable: clear, disburden, disembarrass, disencumber, release, relieve, shake off, throw off, unburden. Slang shake. See keep/release.

v

Definition: do away with; free
Antonyms: get

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IN BRIEF: v. - Relieve from.

Facts were never pleasing to him. He acquired them with reluctance and got rid of them with relief — Sir James Matthew Barrie, Source: Love Me Never or For Ever

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skaffe af med, befri (for), frigøre (for)

idioms:

• be (well) rid of    være glad for at være sluppet af med
• get rid of    slippe af med

Nederlands (Dutch)
bevrijden, verwijderen

Français (French)
v. tr. - débarrasser, venir à bout de, faire cesser

idioms:

• be well rid of    être bien débarrassé de
• get rid of    se débarrasser de, faire cesser, se défaire de

Deutsch (German)
v. - befreien

idioms:

• be well rid of    froh sein, jmdn. los zu sein
• get rid of    loswerden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απαλλάσσω, λυτρώνω, ελευθερώνω, ξεφορτώνομαι

idioms:

• be (well) rid of    απαλλάσσομαι από
• get rid of    ξεφορτώνομαι

Italiano (Italian)
sbarazzare

idioms:

• be rid of    sbarazzarsi di
• be well rid of    liberarsi da
• get rid of    sbarazzarsi di

Português (Portuguese)
v. - livrar-se

idioms:

• be (well) rid of    estar alegre por se livrar de
• be rid of    estar livre de
• get rid of    livrar-se de

Русский (Russian)
освобождать, избавлять

idioms:

• be rid of    избавиться от
• be well rid of    избавиться от
• get rid of    избавиться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - deshacerse de, desembarazarse de, librar

idioms:

• be well rid of    ¡adiós y hasta nunca!, estar mejor sin...
• get rid of    librarse de

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - befria

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使免除, 从...清除, 使摆脱

idioms:

• be (well) rid of    完全摆脱掉, 免去...负担
• get rid of    摆脱, 除去

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使免除, 從...清除, 使擺脫

idioms:

• be (well) rid of    完全擺脫掉, 免去...負擔
• get rid of    擺脫, 除去

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 제거하다, 벗어나다, 구하다

idioms:

• be (well) rid of    면하다, ~을 않게 되다
• get rid of    ~을 벗어나다, ~을 그만두다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 免れさせる, 除去する, 片付ける, 取り除く

idioms:

• be rid of    免れる
• get rid of    免れる, 追い払う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخلص من, يحرر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שחרר, טיהר, חילץ‬

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