Meaning & use
rollerblade
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Meanings
nouncountabletrademark
A type of boot with a single row of wheels on the bottom, used for gliding on hard surfaces.
Grammar: Countable; use 'a rollerblade' or 'rollerblades' for a pair.
Patterns
- a pair of rollerblades
- put on rollerblades
She bought a new pair of rollerblades for her birthday.
He left his rollerblades by the front door.
The rental shop has rollerblades in all sizes.
verbintransitivetrademark
To move on rollerblades, especially for fun or exercise.
Grammar: No object; often used in the -ing form: 'go rollerblading'.
Patterns
- rollerblade in the park
- go rollerblading
They rollerblade along the beach every weekend.
I used to rollerblade to school when I was a kid.
She rollerbladed around the lake while her friends jogged.
Word forms
| plural | rollerblades |
|---|---|
| third person singular | rollerblades |
| past tense | rollerbladed |
| past participle | rollerbladed |
| -ing form | rollerblading |
Common combinations
- a pair of rollerblades
- He packed a pair of rollerblades for the trip.
- rollerblade in the park
- We often rollerblade in the park on Sundays.
- go rollerblading
- Let's go rollerblading this afternoon.
- rollerblade to work
- She rollerblades to work when the weather is nice.
Synonyms and how they differ
- inline skate
- The general term for this type of skate; 'rollerblade' is a brand name often used in the same way.
- roller skate
- A skate with four wheels arranged in a rectangle, not in a single line; different from a rollerblade.
Word family
- rollerblading noun
- The activity or sport of moving on rollerblades.
- rollerblader noun
- A person who rollerblades.
Commonly confused: rollerblade or roller skate?
rollerblade vs roller skate
Roller skates have four wheels in a rectangle; rollerblades have wheels in a single line.
Practice
She loves to ______ in the park on sunny days.
Choose one answer.
After 'to' in an infinitive, use the base form 'rollerblade'. 'Rollerblading' is the -ing form, 'rollerblades' is third-person singular or plural, and 'rollerbladed' is past tense.
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