"Wades" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
"to wade" is a verb, which means to walk or move slowly through water, often up to the knees or higher, typically in a river or a lake.
Example: She likes to wade in the shallow waters of the lake on a hot summer day.
Alternatively, "to wade" can also mean to engage in something in a careful and cautious manner, often with a degree of difficulty or uncertainty.
Example: I'm willing to wade into the complex world of investments, but I'll need some guidance.
The word can also be an adjective in some contexts, as in "wade pool", a man-made pool of water, often shallow enough for young children to wade in.
A colloquial or dialectal term. "Waddy" is a dialectical or colloquial variant of the word "water". It is used in the northern parts of England, especially in Liverpool and other Merseyside areas.
Wade-Giles is a historical romanization system that was used to transcribe Chinese characters into the Latin alphabet. It was developed in the 19th century by Thomas Francis Wade and Herbert Allen Giles, two British politicians and officials in China. The system was widely used by Western scholars and missionaries who wanted to read and write Chinese words using the English alphabet.<br><br>Wade-Giles uses a system of diacritical marks and pronunciation guides to represent the sounds of Chinese characters. It is still used in some contexts, but it has largely been replaced by the Hanyu Pinyin system, which is more phonetic and easier to learn.<br><br>The Wade-Giles system is particularly known for its use of "-h" to represent the sound /x/ (also known as the "shh" sound in the back of the throat), whereas Hanyu Pinyin uses the letter "q" to represent the same sound.
A type of waterproof shoe or boot, typically worn for fishing or walking in wet or muddy conditions.