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River Direction Side Swim Noun Bre ˈrɪvə(R ˈrɪvər
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BrE / ˈrɪvə(r) / NAmE / ˈrɪvər / |
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- the river thames
- the hudson river
- on the banks of the river (= the ground at the side of a river)
- to travel up/down river (= in the opposite direction to/in the same direction as the way in which the river is flowing)
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river(noun)BrE / ˈrɪvə(r) / NAmE / ˈrɪvər / - a natural flow of water that continues in a long line across land to the sea/ocean
- the River Thames
- the Hudson River
- on the banks of the river (= the ground at the side of a river)
- to travel up/down river (= in the opposite direction to/in the same direction as the way in which the river is flowing)
- the mouth of the river (= where it enters the sea/ocean)
- Can we swim in the river?
- a boat on the river
- They have a house on the river (= beside it).
- a large amount of liquid that is flowing in a particular direction
- Rivers of molten lava flowed down the mountain.
- to give poor or unfair treatment to somebody you have promised to help
Extra Examples- He dived into the river.
- How are we going to get across the river?
- I had decided to follow the river to my destination.
- Let’s go down to the river at sunset.
- The bridge once spanned the river Serein.
- The river had overflowed its banks.
- The river has risen with the rains.
- The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons.
- The river is still high after the recent rain.
- The river rises in Bulgaria and flows through Greece to the Aegean.
- The river rises in central Africa.
- The river was swollen after the floods.
- The river was too wide to swim across comfortably.
- The river winds its way through the hills.
- The rocks and sandbanks make the river hard to navigate.
- There was a boat on the river.
- There’s a bridge across the river.
- They sailed down the river.
- They were waiting for us on the other side of the river.
- They’re dredging the river to make it safer for larger boats.
- They’ve bridged the river at four points.
- This river dried up long ago.
- This river flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
- Trout live in this river.
- We crossed the river by boat.
- We had to swim the river. which is deep and very rapid.
- We walked along the river.
- We were sailing up the river.
- Wildlife groups are protesting against the proposal to dam the river.
- a river of lava
- a river town in Borneo
- as smooth as river rocks
- major rivers such as the Congo
- plans to divert the river further north
- the Ganges and other sacred rivers
- the mighty River Nile
- when the river level is low
- Eventually we came to the mouth of the River Thames.
- There were a few trees along the river bank.
- They have a house on the river.
- They live in a houseboat on the river.
- the Hudson/Euphrates River
Word Origin- Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, based on Latin riparius, from ripa ‘bank of a river’.
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