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rid

/rɪd/

eliminate

Verb forms

Base form

rid

Past Simple

rid

Past Participle

rid

Example sentences

Base form · rid

These plants rid the air of toxins.

Past Simple · rid

We finally rid the garden of weeds.

Past Participle · rid

The city has been rid of its old factories.

Conjugation pattern

All three forms are identical — nothing to memorise beyond the base form.

Verbs with the same pattern

let — let — letset — set — setread — read — readcut — cut — cutfit — fit — fithit — hit — hit