raiding
part of speech
verb form (present participle of raid: raid, raids, raided, raiding); noun (raiding — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Raiding is making a sudden attack on a place, usually to steal things or catch people. tree →
2) (police) Police raiding a building means going in suddenly to search it or arrest people. tree →
3) (informal, humorous) Raiding the fridge or the biscuit tin means taking food from it, often secretly. tree →
sense in the lessons
In history lessons, Vikings were raiding monasteries and towns along the coasts of Britain and Ireland; "raiding parties" were groups sent to attack. In the news, police are raiding a house when they search it suddenly. At home, kids joke about raiding the fridge at night. In games, raiding means attacking an enemy base.
examples
- The Vikings were raiding villages along the coast. tree →
- Police were raiding the house at dawn. tree →
- My brother was caught raiding the biscuit tin. tree →
- Foxes keep raiding our bins at night. tree →
- The raiding party came by boat. tree →
- We went raiding the dressing-up box for costumes. tree →
- Squirrels were raiding the bird feeder again. tree →
note
Raid + ing = raiding (no change). The thing you raid comes straight after: raiding the fridge (no "on"). A "raider" is a person who raids. The fridge sense is joking and not a crime.
Trees and pragmatics
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