Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Ride"

A: It could be literal e.g. they are riding a bike or in a moving car and they are enjoying it. Or it could be metaphorical, referring to a journey of sorts such as taking on a new activity, job or adventure e.g. learning how to surf.

Example:
Last month, I started learning to surf. It’s been hard but I’m really enjoying the ride.

Recently, I decided to say yes to whatever people asked me. It means I’ve done some strange things, but I’m really enjoying the ride.

A: For me it means you’re accompanying someone, but you’re not actually interested in where they’re going to or what they’re doing.

A: If you're accepting something, there's emphasis on the fact that something is BEING GIVEN to you.

For example, you "take" an apple. It's not being given to you, you just take it. If someone gives you an apple, you ACCEPT it.

So, basically, what's happening here is that his friends ("from friends") are offering him a ride, perhaps to drop him back home or to take him to school? And he ACCEPTS it.

A: "Do you want to ride back with us?"
B: "Yes, thank you."
--> He accepts rides from friends.

Note, it doesn't say accept A ride. It says "rides" and when it's used like this, it means that this is a frequent thing that happens between him and his friends.

A: Someone wants to go somewhere and is trying to convince someone else to go as well.
A: Let's go downtown.
B: That is a long way to drive.
C: I will make it worth the ride.

A: Depending on context, it can also mean “that was a thrilling adventure.”

A: @ryanshyu

We are BFFS who will ride or die.

That is my girlfriend and I'll ride or die with her.

A: 1-I’ll ride my bicycle
2- I’ll give you a ride
3- I need a ride
4- have you ever ride one of these ?
5- he learned to ride when he was 15
6- he’s learning to ride a motorcycle
7- let’s go for a ride
8-I don’t ride my bicycle much anymore
9-I ride my motorcycle to work
10 Adam can’t ride a motorcycle

A: I hitched a ride to go to the supermarket = I got a ride (from someone) to go to the supermarket
I rode to school on my bike (rode is past form)
I rode on the bus
This bus ride is making me feel sick

Cars use “drive”
I drove to school
I got a ride from my friend to school (if you’re not driving)

A: Give me a ride with your new car 🚘 it looks gorgeous.
Give her a ride with your bike 🚲 along the Han river.

A: Ride means to basically use something as a transportation.

Examples:
I ride in the car.
I ride horses.
I rode (past tense) the train home.


However, there are some forms of transportation you don't use "ride" for. You don't say: "I ride in planes all the time." Instead, you would say: "I fly in planes all the time."

As a noun, "a ride" or "the ride" can also mean a contraption at an amusement park or at a fair, like a roller coaster.

"We are riding the roller coaster."
"That ride at the amusement park was fun."

A: to ride = can be used for a lot of different things like a bike, skateboard, motorcycle, etc
to drive = only used for vehicles

Examples:
Do you know how to ride a bike?
It took me a while to learn how to drive a car.

A: Ride = you are in/on a moving vehicle, going from one place to another.

Board = you are getting into/onto a vehicle that is not yet moving.

"We have been riding the bus for 20 minutes."

"The people are boarding the train right now."

A: There's no real difference in meaning (E.g. ride the bus, take the bus, ride the train, take the train)

A: that may be a little unclear....
You drive a car
You fly a plane
You sail a boat.
if you RIDE ON them, you are not controlling it.

Unfortunately, the word for controlling a bike is "ride".... so....
You ride a bike (controlled).
You ride on a bike (passenger)

A: Firstly, we don't say "to home" in either, we just say home e.g. "She took me home".

There isn't much difference in most contexts, ride would imply a car or a bike helped, but the second sentence implies the same.

The only ambiguous area is whose home did she take you to. The first sentence it's clear it's to your home. The second could be her home.

A: You’re welcome!
What do you mean by something monitor?
I thought you might be saying you saw something that looks like a monitor.

A: hey! We use the phrase “get on” a bike/the bus and “get in” a car. The word mount isn’t used much as we would just say “get on” the horse nowadays, but you can say “mount a horse”. I would say it’s a literary word, I hardly ever see it used besides in some books or a movie set in the past. It may also describe the action of a male animal getting on the female to mate, if you watch documentaries you may hear something like “the male lion tries to mount the female to mate”.

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A: This means that this person will do anything and everything with you. They will ride, (go along with the ride- do everything/anything) or they will die, because you guys are best friends.

A: ferris wheel

A: Perfect!

A: × well when I was ten.
✓ Well, this was back when I was ten.

× And you know I was really looking forward to go there because I really wanted to ride a roller coaster.
✓ And you know, I was really looking forward to going there because I really wanted to ride a roller coaster.

× .anyway I rind a merry-go-round instead but I was really bored to tears well I think, it was the most terrible experience with the weather.
✓ .anyway I rode the merry-go-round instead but I was really bored to tears. Well I think it was the most terrible experience due to the weather.

I think you use "you know" a bit too much. You could replace it with "actually..." or "the thing is..." etc.

A: You have made a tough choice that will result in consequences.
Perhaps legally or from freinds and family.

If you don't go to class today you are in for a rough ride
If North Korea stands up to the West they are in for a rough ride.
If you don't buy your wife a Christmas present you are in for a rough ride.

A: @MJHee “I gave my brother a ride to take his test a few months ago”
“I gave my brother a ride so he could take his test a few months ago”

A: It depends on if you are a passenger or the driver.

If you are driving the boat yourself, then you say you are driving the boat. This is more common if it is a small private boat, and you have the training to drive it yourself.

If you are riding in the boat while someone else drives it, then you say you are riding in the boat. This is more common when it is a large boat, like a ferryboat, that you pay to ride across in. Or if you are invited to spend time with someone who has a boat, so they drive it but you only ride on it.