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River Direction Side Swim Noun Bre ˈrɪvə(R ˈrɪvər

Word river
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈrɪvə(r) / NAmE / ˈrɪvər /
Example
  • 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 /
  1. 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).
  2. a large amount of liquid that is flowing in a particular direction
    • Rivers of molten lava flowed down the mountain.
  3. to give poor or unfair treatment to somebody you have promised to help
  4. 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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