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| Back | noun, verb BrE /pəˈreɪd/NAmE /pəˈreɪd/ noun public celebration1 [countable] a public celebration of a special day or event, usually with bands in the streets and decorated vehicles processionthe Lord Mayor's parade St Patrick's Day parade in New York of soldiers 2 [countable, uncountable] a formal occasion when soldiers march or stand in lines so that they can be examined by their officers or other important peoplea military parade They stood as straight as soldiers on parade. (figurative) The latest software will be on parade at the exhibition. see also identification parade series 3 [countable] a series of things or peopleEach generation passes through a similar parade of events. wealth/knowledge 4 [countable, usually singular] ~ of wealth, knowledge, etc. (often disapproving) an obvious display of sth, particularly in order to impress other people row of shops 5 [countable] (especially BrE) (often in names) a street with a row of small shopsa shopping parade see rain on sb's parade at rain v. verb walk to celebrate/protest1 [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to walk somewhere in a formal group of people, in order to celebrate or protest about sthThe victorious team will parade through the city tomorrow morning. show in public 2 [intransitive] + adv./prep. to walk around in a way that makes other people notice youPeople were parading up and down showing off their finest clothes. 3 [transitive] ~ sb/sth + adv./prep. to show sb/sth in public so that people can see them/itThe trophy was paraded around the stadium. The prisoners were paraded in front of the crowd. (figurative) He is not one to parade his achievements. of soldiers 4 [intransitive, transitive] to come together, or to bring soldiers together, in order to march in front of other people + adv./prep.The crowds applauded as the guards paraded past. ~ sb + adv./prep. The colonel paraded his men before the Queen. pretend 5 [intransitive, transitive] to pretend to be, or to make sb/sth seem to be, good or important when they are not ~ as sthmyth parading as fact ~ sb/sth/yourself as sth He paraded himself as a loyal supporter of the party. |
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