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- [hahyv]
- /haɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahyv]
- /haɪv/
Definitions of hived word
- noun hived a shelter constructed for housing a colony of honeybees; beehive. 1
- noun hived the colony of bees inhabiting a hive. 1
- noun hived something resembling a beehive in structure or use. 1
- noun hived a place swarming with busy occupants: a hive of industry. 1
- noun hived a swarming or teeming multitude. 1
- verb with object hived to gather into or cause to enter a hive. 1
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Origin of hived
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English hȳf; akin to Old Norse hūfr ship's hull, Latin cūpa vat
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Parts of speech for Hived
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hived popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
hived usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hived
verb hived
- amass — If you amass something such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it.
- reap — to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- pick up — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- cull — If items or ideas are culled from a particular source or number of sources, they are taken and gathered together.
- hoard — a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.
Antonyms for hived
verb hived
- squander — to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
- disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
- use — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- spend — to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money.