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- [reev]
- /riv/
- /riːv/
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- [reev]
- /riv/
Definitions of reive word
- verb reive to go on a plundering raid 0
- abbreviation REIVE reave1 0
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Origin of reive
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; variant of reave1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Reive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
reive popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% 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.