rode

Rode is the simple past tense of the verb ride in English. It indicates that the subject traveled by bike, horse, carriage, or another conveyance in the past. Examples include "She rode her bicycle to work" and "They rode the horse along the shore." The corresponding past participle is ridden, as in "They have ridden there before."

Rode is an irregular verb. In modern English, the base form ride changes to rode in the past tense, while the past participle is ridden. Its form is historically derived from the Old English verb ridan and it belongs to a class of strong verbs whose past tense is formed by changing the vowel rather than adding -ed. In everyday use, rode is the standard past-tense form for narrative statements about past action.

Other uses and disambiguation: rode can also appear as a surname or place name in some regions. In branding, RØDE (often styled in all caps with a diacritic) refers to a well-known Australian microphone and audio equipment company. Do not confuse rode with road, the noun for a street or path, or with rowed, the past tense of row, which has a different meaning and pronunciation. The context usually clarifies whether rode denotes a past action of riding or appears in a proper noun.