raid

== English == === Alternative forms === rade (Scotland) === Etymology === From Scots raid, from Northern Middle English rade, from Old English rād (“a riding, an expedition on horseback, road”), whence also the inherited English road (“way, street”). The earlier senses of “a riding, expedition, raid” fell into disuse in Early Modern English, but were revived in the northern form raid by Walter Scott in the early 19th century. The use for a swift police operation appears in the later 19th century and may perhaps have been influenced by French razzia (similar in both original meaning and sound). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɹeɪd/ Rhymes: -eɪd === Noun === raid (plural raids) (military) A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle. Synonyms: attack, foray, incursion (law enforcement) An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering. Synonym: irruption (sports) An attacking movement. (Internet slang) An activity initiated at or towards the end of a live broadcast by the broadcaster that sends its viewers to a different broadcast, primarily intended to boost the viewership of the receiving broadcaster. This is frequently accompanied by a message in the form of a hashtag that is posted in the broadcast's chat by the viewers. (online gaming) A large group in a massively multiplayer online game, consisting of multiple parties who team up to defeat a powerful enemy. (social media) An event involving a group of users, often using bots and scripts, who join a server to harm it or harass its members. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === raid (third-person singular simple present raids, present participle raiding, simple past and past participle raided) (transitive) To engage in a raid against. (transitive) To lure from another; to entice away from. (transitive) To indulge oneself by taking from. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Spanish: raid → French: raid → Italian: raid → Polish: rajd → Romanian: raid → Russian: рейд (rejd) → Swedish: räd ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Radi, Rida, arid, dira, Dair, dari, riad, Aird, Irad, Dari, IARD == Basque == === Etymology === From Spanish raid, from English raid. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /rai̯d/ [rai̯ð̞] Rhymes: -ai̯d Hyphenation: raid === Noun === raid inan (military) raid Synonym: razzia long-distance race, rally ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “raid”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] == Emilian == === Etymology === Cognate with Italian rete. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrajd/ === Noun === raid f (plural raid) net == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English raid, from Scots raid. Doublet of rade from Middle English. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁɛd/ Homophones: raide, raides, raids === Noun === raid m (plural raids) (military) raid ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “raid”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === dira, rida == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English raid, from Scots raid. Doublet of rade from Middle English. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrajd/, /ˈrɛjd/, /ˈrejd/ Rhymes: -ajd, -ɛjd, -ejd Hyphenation: ràid === Noun === raid m (invariable) raid, incursion long-distance race or rally === References === === Anagrams === Idra, ardi, ardì, dirà, idra, radi, rida, ridà == North Frisian == === Etymology === From Old Frisian hreid, hriād, from Proto-West Germanic *hreud (“reed”). === Noun === raid (Föhr-Amrum) reed == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French raid, from English raid, from Scots raid. === Noun === raid n (plural raiduri) raid ==== Declension ==== == Scots == === Etymology === From Middle English rade, northern variant of rode, from Old English rād. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /red/ === Noun === raid (plural raids) raid ==== Descendants ==== → English: raid, rade (Scotland)→ Spanish: raid→ French: raid→ Italian: raid→ Polish: rajd→ Romanian: raid→ Russian: рейд (rejd)→ Swedish: räd == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English raid, from Scots raid. Doublet of rade from Middle English. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈraid/ [ˈrai̯ð̞] Rhymes: -aid Syllabification: raid === Noun === raid m (plural raides) raid (military) attempt long-distance race ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === “raid”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “raid”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 == Veps == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *raita, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *spraiþō. === Noun === raid willow ==== Inflection ====