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- [kav, kahv]
- /kæv, kɑv/
- /kɑːv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kav, kahv]
- /kæv, kɑv/
Definitions of calve word
- verb calve When a cow calves, it gives birth to a calf. 3
- verb calve Some other female animals, including elephants and whales, are said to calve when they give birth to their young. 3
- noun calve Calves is the plural of calf. 3
- verb calve to give birth to (a calf) 3
- verb calve (of a glacier or iceberg) to release (masses of ice) in breaking up 3
- intransitive verb calve to release (a mass of ice) 3
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Origin of calve
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English calven, Old English (Anglian) *calfian, derivative of calf calf1; cognate with Old English (West Saxon) cealfian
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Parts of speech for Calve
noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
calve popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
calve usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with calve
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