Vocabulary
Straddle
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
sit or stand with one leg on either side of.
Urdu meaning
ٹانگیں پھیلانا، ٹانگیں پھیلا کر کھڑا ہونا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Families straddle the border, bound by kinship, marriage and work.
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Border hardship
— 2025-12-27
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Easement rights are only reserved for tribes that straddle both sides of the international border.
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The Durand border
— 2025-10-24
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There`s no dearth of variety in the telling and retelling of Hindu lores.Legends of Ram and Sita straddle the far corners of Asia.
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It`s complex and beautiful
— 2025-10-21
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Today, China and India are determined to straddle the 21st century.
Dawn Editorials —
The phoney peace
— 2025-05-08
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It is about three young women pursuing their ambitions but, as immigrants, also trying to straddle both the worlds.
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Revisiting SWOT
— 2025-04-13
Synonyms
sit/stand astride, bestraddle; bestride, get on, mount,
Antonyms
side, border, brink
Curator example
“he turned the chair round and straddled it”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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