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lave

lave
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [leyv]
    • /leɪv/
    • /leɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [leyv]
    • /leɪv/

Definitions of lave word

  • verb with object lave to wash; bathe. 1
  • verb with object lave (of a river, sea, etc.) to flow along, against, or past; wash. 1
  • verb with object lave Obsolete. to ladle; pour or dip with a ladle. 1
  • verb without object lave Archaic. to bathe. 1
  • noun lave the remainder; the rest. 1
  • adjective lave (of ears) large and drooping. 1

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Origin of lave

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English laven, partly < Old French laver < Latin lavāre to wash; partly representing Old English lafian to pour water on, wash, itself perhaps < Latin lavāre

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Parts of speech for Lave

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

lave popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% 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.

lave usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for lave

verb lave

  • bathe — If you bathe in a sea, river, or lake, you swim, play, or wash yourself in it. Birds and animals can also bathe.
  • float — to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant: The hollow ball floated.
  • bath — A bath is a container, usually a long rectangular one, which you fill with water and sit in while you wash your body.
  • sponge — any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
  • slosh — to splash or move through water, mud, or slush.

Antonyms for lave

verb lave

  • dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
  • dehydrate — When something such as food is dehydrated, all the water is removed from it, often in order to preserve it.
  • dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.

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