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rive

rive
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rahyv]
    • /raɪv/
    • /raɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rahyv]
    • /raɪv/

Definitions of rive word

  • verb with object rive to tear or rend apart: to rive meat from a bone. 1
  • verb with object rive to separate by striking; split; cleave. 1
  • verb with object rive to rend, harrow, or distress (the feelings, heart, etc.). 1
  • verb with object rive to split (wood) radially from a log. 1
  • verb without object rive to become rent or split apart: stones that rive easily. 1
  • transitive verb rive tear apart, split 1

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Origin of rive

First appearance:

before 1225
One of the 9% oldest English words
1225-75; Middle English riven < Old Norse rīfa to tear, split. See rift

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Parts of speech for Rive

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rive popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% 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.

rive usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for rive

verb rive

  • blow down — to open a valve in a steam boiler to eject any sediment that has collected
  • branched — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
  • branching — the occurrence of several decay paths (branches) in the disintegration of a particular nuclide or the de-excitation of an excited atom. The branching fraction (nuclear) or branching ratio (atomic) is the proportion of the disintegrating nuclei that follow a particular branch to the total number of disintegrating nuclides
  • breached — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
  • breaching — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.

Top questions with rive

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