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bridge

/bɹɪd͡ʒ/ verb C2
  1. To be or make a bridge over something. · With enough cable, we can bridge this gorge.
  2. To span as if with a bridge. · The two groups were able to bridge their differences.
  3. To transition from one piece or section of music to another without stopping. · We need to bridge that jam into "The Eleven".
  4. To connect two or more computer buses, networks etc. with a bridge.
  5. To go to the bridge position.
  6. To employ the bridge tactic. (See Noun section.)

He/she/it bridges · Past bridged · Past participle bridged · -ing form bridging

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Verb forms

Base form
bridge
He/she/it
bridges
Past
bridged
Past participle
bridged
-ing form
bridging

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It looks as if the man got into the house after four when the curtains were drawn, and before six when the bridge was raised.
The Valley of Fear, p. 31 · C1
Besides, as the bridge was up, there was no other possible way of escaping.
The Valley of Fear, p. 50 · C1
When Marilla and Anne went home Diana went with them as far as the log bridge.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 84 · C1
The man got into the house between four-thirty and six; that is to say, between dusk and the time when the bridge was raised.
The Valley of Fear, p. 42 · C1

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