Wade Through

Pronunciation: /weɪd θruː/

Definitions of wade through

verb to walk through water or another liquid or soft substance that makes movement difficult or laborious

Example Sentences

A1 I wade through the shallow water to reach the other side of the river.

A2 She waded through the paperwork on her desk to find the important document.

B1 The researchers waded through mountains of data to analyze the results.

B2 After the storm, the rescue team had to wade through the debris to search for survivors.

C1 The lawyer had to wade through complex legal documents to prepare for the trial.

C2 The historian waded through archives of old manuscripts to uncover new information about the ancient civilization.

Examples of wade through in a Sentence

formal The researchers had to wade through hundreds of pages of scientific literature to find relevant studies for their review.

informal I had to wade through all my old emails to find the one with the attachment.

slang I had to wade through a ton of junk to find that one meme you sent me.

figurative After the storm, the streets were flooded and it felt like we were wading through a river to get home.

Grammatical Forms of wade through

• past tense: waded
• plural: wade through
• comparative: more wade through
• superlative: most wade through
• present tense: wades
• future tense: will wade
• perfect tense: has waded
• continuous tense: is wading
• singular: wade through
• positive degree: wade through
• infinitive: to wade through
• gerund: wading through
• participle: waded through

Origin and Evolution of wade through

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Middle English

Story behind the word: The phrase 'wade through' originated from the Middle English word 'waden' meaning to go through water or another liquid by wading.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the phrase 'wade through' has evolved to mean to proceed with difficulty through something, such as a task or a difficult situation, rather than just physically going through water.