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Meanings of rid in English

Portuguese
desimpedir
Catalan
alliberar-se
Spanish
librarse

To relieve from.

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desimpedir
Usage of rid in English
1
However Mr Bridges said New Zealand should get rid off Māori seats.
Radio NZ
2
The government should just get rid of the process, Ms Callaghan said.
Radio NZ
3
It'd be nice to get rid of social media for a year.
News.com.au
4
We ask him directly: does he want to get rid of McNicol?
The Guardian
5
Tim wanted to get rid of this character as soon as possible.
In the night room: a novel
6
Hopefully I'll know as soon as possible and get rid of it.
Reuters
7
He has the power and means to rid us of de Braose.
Hood
8
Furthermore, is the commitment to rid the police of convicted criminals serious?
The South African
9
But of course there was no way to get rid of him.
Reuters
10
Just getting rid of this one office evildoer won't solve your problem.
BBC
11
Has the idea of getting rid of me come up yet, Hosty?
11/22/63
12
More than 20 years ago the company got rid of vacuum bags.
Wired
13
Getting rid of a body takes time, and he was on duty.
Dark pursuit
14
A proposal for bosses to get rid of staff, no questions asked.
The Guardian
15
So is there a way to just get rid of particular memories?
Wired
16
So get rid of file trading, and the security issue goes away.
Wired
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Portuguese
desimpedir
Rid through the time
Rid across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Common
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