How to Use "Ride" with Example Sentences

ride (v): to go somewhere in a vehicle; to sit on an animal as it moves

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Used with nouns:

"I like to ride horses."
(horses, motorcycles, bicycles)

"We rode the subway to the city."
(subway, bus, train, ferry)

"He rode the elevator to the top floor."
(elevator, escalator)

"She can ride a skateboard well."
(skateboard, bike)

"We rode several miles to get there."
(miles, kilometers)

Used with adverbs:

"Can we ride along?"
(along, together)

"He rode off in anger."
(off, away)

"I rode around all night."
(around)

"They saw us ride past."
(past, over)

Used with prepositions:

"I rode with my friends."
(with)

"I rode on the bike."
(on)

"We rode in the car."
(in)

"We rode from the village."
(from, to)

"We rode up the street."
(up, down, along)

ride (n): a way of traveling in a car or on an animal; a large machine at an amusement park that people go on for fun

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Used with verbs:

"Just try to enjoy the ride."
(enjoy)

"We should go for a ride on our bicycles."
(go for, take)

"He asked for a ride from his friend."
(asked for, got, hitched, caught)

"I gave her a ride to work."
(gave, offered)

"I have a ride to school."
(have, need, want)

Used with adjectives:

"I went on a roller-coaster ride."
(roller-coaster, amusement, amusement-park, carnival)

"We took our daughter for a camel ride."
(camel, pony, donkey, horse, elephant)

"He went for a short bike ride."
(bike, bus, cab, plane, train, boat)

"We had a rough ride."
(rough, smooth, bumpy, wild)

"The plane ride was short."
(short, long, uncomfortable, free)

Used with prepositions:

"We took a ride from him."
(from)

"We took a ride in the car."
(in)

"We took a ride to the beach."
(to)