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horde

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /hɔrd/ · UK /hɔːd/

Forms: hordes

horde means: A very large group of people or things, often moving or arriving together.

noun

LARGE CROWDB2

A very large group of people or things, often moving or arriving together.

  • A horde of fans waited outside.
  • Hordes of insects filled the evening air.
  • We escaped the hordes of shoppers downtown.

How to use it: a horde of someone/something (A horde of tourists surrounded the guide.)

Similar words: crowd, swarm, multitude

Common phrases: horde of tourists, horde of fans, a huge horde

WANDERING TRIBEC2

A group of people traveling together from place to place, sometimes to fight or find grazing land.

  • The horde moved across the steppe.
  • Each horde traveled with its horses and tents.
  • The historian described a horde seeking fresh grazing land.

Similar words: tribe, band

Common phrases: a nomadic horde, a wandering horde, a tribal horde

Questions about horde

What does horde mean?

A very large group of people or things, often moving or arriving together.

What is horde in other languages?

Türkçe: kalabalık · Español: horda · Français: horde · Deutsch: Horde · Italiano: orda · 日本語: 大群

How do you pronounce horde?

In American English /hɔrd/; in British English /hɔːd/.

How do you use horde in a sentence?

A horde of fans waited outside. Hordes of insects filled the evening air.

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