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ride off into the sunset en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɹaɪd ɒf ɪntu ðə ˈsʌnsɛt/
  • (General-American) audio

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To depart and fade into obscurity.
    • It's a seizure even if the suspect refuses to stop, evades capture, and rides off into the sunset never to be seen again. 2021, Torres v. Madrid (U.S. Supreme Court No. 19-292), Justice Gorsuch dissenting
    • "Got To Believe In Love" (#80, 1970)—a follow-up recorded with the cast of Hair—sold only a few copies, and Rob and Steed Records rode off into the sunset. 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 261:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
riding off into the sunset Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rode off into the sunset Tense=Past lexicographic
ridden off into the sunset Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
ride off in the sunset alternative lexicographic
rides off into the sunset Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic