"cleave" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kliːv/ [UK], /kliv/ [US] Audio: en-au-cleave.ogg Forms: cleaves [plural]
Rhymes: -iːv Etymology: From Middle English cleven, from the Old English strong verb clēofan (“to split, to separate”), from Proto-West Germanic *kleuban, from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- (“to cut, to slice”). Doublet of clive. Cognate with Dutch klieven, dialectal German klieben, Swedish klyva, Norwegian Nynorsk kløyva; also Ancient Greek γλύφω (glúphō, “carve”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*glewbʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|cleven}} Middle English cleven, {{inh|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*kleuban}} Proto-West Germanic *kleuban, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*kleubaną}} Proto-Germanic *kleubaną, {{der|en|ine-pro|*glewbʰ-|t=to cut, to slice}} Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- (“to cut, to slice”), {{doublet|en|clive}} Doublet of clive, {{cog|nl|klieven}} Dutch klieven, {{cog|de|klieben}} German klieben, {{cog|sv|klyva}} Swedish klyva, {{cog|nn|kløyva}} Norwegian Nynorsk kløyva, {{cog|grc|γλύφω||carve}} Ancient Greek γλύφω (glúphō, “carve”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cleave (plural cleaves)
  1. (technology) Flat, smooth surface produced by cleavage, or any similar surface produced by similar techniques, as in glass. Categories (topical): Technology Derived forms: cleaver Related terms: cleavage, cleft
    Sense id: en-cleave-en-noun-yAFgLiLQ Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 26 14 29 4 10 3 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Bashkir translations: 15 13 26 5 8 3 6 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 13 26 5 8 3 6 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 31 16 28 5 9 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 13 13 31 4 8 2 5 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 25 16 29 4 10 2 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 10 14 26 6 9 3 5 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 27 14 31 6 9 3 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 14 26 6 9 3 5 26 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, technology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /kliːv/ [UK], /kliv/ [US] Audio: en-au-cleave.ogg Forms: cleaves [present, singular, third-person], cleaving [participle, present], cleft [past], clove [past], cleaved [UK, past], clave [archaic, past], cleft [participle, past], cloven [participle, past], cleaved [UK, participle, past]
Rhymes: -iːv Etymology: From Middle English cleven, from the Old English strong verb clēofan (“to split, to separate”), from Proto-West Germanic *kleuban, from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- (“to cut, to slice”). Doublet of clive. Cognate with Dutch klieven, dialectal German klieben, Swedish klyva, Norwegian Nynorsk kløyva; also Ancient Greek γλύφω (glúphō, “carve”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*glewbʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|cleven}} Middle English cleven, {{inh|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*kleuban}} Proto-West Germanic *kleuban, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*kleubaną}} Proto-Germanic *kleubaną, {{der|en|ine-pro|*glewbʰ-|t=to cut, to slice}} Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- (“to cut, to slice”), {{doublet|en|clive}} Doublet of clive, {{cog|nl|klieven}} Dutch klieven, {{cog|de|klieben}} German klieben, {{cog|sv|klyva}} Swedish klyva, {{cog|nn|kløyva}} Norwegian Nynorsk kløyva, {{cog|grc|γλύφω||carve}} Ancient Greek γλύφω (glúphō, “carve”) Head templates: {{en-verb|cleaves|cleaving|cleft|past2=clove|past3=cleaved|past3_qual=UK|past4=clave|past4_qual=archaic|past_ptc2=cloven|past_ptc3=cleaved|past_ptc3_qual=UK}} cleave (third-person singular simple present cleaves, present participle cleaving, simple past cleft or clove or (UK) cleaved or (archaic) clave, past participle cleft or cloven or (UK) cleaved)
  1. (transitive) To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument. Tags: transitive Translations (transitive to split or sever): σχίζω (skhízō) (Ancient Greek), شَقَّ (šaqqa) (Arabic), فَسَخَ (fasaḵa) (Arabic), صَدَعَ (ṣadaʕa) (Arabic), فَلَقَ (falaqa) (Arabic), شَرَمَ (šarama) (Arabic), раско́лваць (raskólvacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), расшчапля́ць (rasščapljácʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), кало́ць (kalócʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), цепя (cepja) (Bulgarian), разцепвам (razcepvam) (Bulgarian), 劈開 (Chinese Mandarin), 劈开 (pīkāi) (Chinese Mandarin), proříznout [perfective] (Czech), rozetnout [perfective] (Czech), rozříznout [perfective] (Czech), kløve (Danish), klieven (Dutch), z:n-z:n-T30 (znzn) (Egyptian), halkaista (Finnish), halkoa [continuative] (Finnish), cliver (French), fendre (French), partir (Galician), tallar (Galician), tronzar (Galician), fender (Galician), გაპობა (gaṗoba) (Georgian), გაჭრა (gač̣ra) (Georgian), გაკვეთა (gaḳveta) (Georgian), spalten (German), hasít (Hungarian), kljúfa (Icelandic), láta klofna (Icelandic), fendere (Italian), 割る (waru) (alt: わる) (Japanese), 쪼개다 (jjogaeda) (Korean), mākahi (Maori), matakahi (Maori), tīwara (Maori), kløyve (Norwegian), fendre (Occitan), fendasclar (Occitan), asclar (Occitan), trencar (Occitan), clēofan (Old English), یارمق (yarmak) (Ottoman Turkish), شقه کردن (šaqqe kardan) (Persian), partir (Portuguese), talhar (Portuguese), despica (Romanian), раска́лывать (raskályvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), расколо́ть (raskolótʹ) [perfective] (Russian), разреза́ть (razrezátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), разре́зать (razrézatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), рассека́ть (rassekátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), рассе́чь (rasséčʹ) [perfective] (Russian), коло́ть (kolótʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), расщепля́ть (rasščepljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), расщепи́ть (rasščepítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), भिनत्ति (bhinatti) (Sanskrit), तृन्त्ते (tṛntte) (Sanskrit), hender (Spanish), klyva (Swedish), yarmak (Turkish), розко́лювати (rozkóljuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), розще́плювати (rozščépljuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), розщепи́ти (rozščepýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), коло́ти (kolóty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-cleave-en-verb-uTMlaqrG Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 26 14 29 4 10 3 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Bashkir translations: 15 13 26 5 8 3 6 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 13 26 5 8 3 6 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 31 16 28 5 9 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 13 13 31 4 8 2 5 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 25 16 29 4 10 2 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 10 14 26 6 9 3 5 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 27 14 31 6 9 3 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 14 26 6 9 3 5 26 Disambiguation of 'transitive to split or sever': 40 5 3 14 29 8
  2. (transitive, mineralogy) To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Mineralogy, Chemical reactions
    Sense id: en-cleave-en-verb-3FB6BsZR Disambiguation of Chemical reactions: 15 13 29 1 14 0 8 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 15 31 3 8 1 7 22 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 14 29 5 8 1 8 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 16 31 2 9 2 6 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 26 14 29 4 10 3 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 21 16 35 6 10 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Bashkir translations: 15 13 26 5 8 3 6 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 15 18 36 7 12 4 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 13 26 5 8 3 6 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 31 16 28 5 9 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 13 13 31 4 8 2 5 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 14 18 32 9 12 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 17 35 7 11 4 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 18 32 9 12 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 19 17 35 7 11 4 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 18 19 35 6 10 4 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 25 16 29 4 10 2 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 19 17 35 7 11 4 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 19 36 8 12 5 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 14 19 36 8 12 5 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 19 17 35 7 11 4 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 10 14 26 6 9 3 5 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 15 32 5 10 3 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 19 17 35 7 11 4 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 19 17 35 7 11 4 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 19 18 33 7 11 4 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 27 14 31 6 9 3 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 17 12 27 5 9 3 6 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 19 20 33 6 11 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 19 20 33 6 11 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 19 17 35 7 11 4 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 14 26 6 9 3 5 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 19 18 34 7 11 4 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 19 36 7 12 5 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 19 17 34 7 11 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 19 17 34 7 11 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 19 17 35 7 11 4 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 19 20 33 6 11 4 7 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (transitive) To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-cleave-en-verb-3G5vcCws
  4. (transitive) (chemistry) To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-cleave-en-verb-911x5s9M Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 26 14 29 4 10 3 14
  5. (intransitive) To split. Tags: intransitive Translations (intransitive to split): цепя се (cepja se) (Bulgarian), rozetnout [perfective] (Czech), splitsen (Dutch), haljeta (Finnish), lohjeta (Finnish), fendre (French), spaccare (Italian), fendasclar (Occitan), fendre (Occitan), asclar (Occitan), раска́лывать (raskályvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), расколо́ть (raskolótʹ) [perfective] (Russian), klyvas (Swedish), splittras (Swedish), klyva sig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-cleave-en-verb-xGs1q-fn Disambiguation of 'intransitive to split': 13 2 0 18 53 15
  6. (intransitive, mineralogy) Of a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Mineralogy Translations (intransitive mineralogy): lohjeta (Finnish), tagliare (Italian), talhar (Occitan), clivar (Occitan)
    Sense id: en-cleave-en-verb-VvpUj30l Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 26 14 29 4 10 3 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 25 16 29 4 10 2 14 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'intransitive mineralogy': 4 36 0 4 10 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: autocleave, cleavability, cleavable, cleave gag, miscleave, photocleave, recleave, tocleave, uncleave Translations (transitive chemistry): разцепвам (razcepvam) (Bulgarian), lohkaista (Finnish), cliver (French), scindere (Italian), clivar (Occitan), escindir (Spanish), klyva (Swedish) Translations (transitive figurative): halkoa (Finnish), cliver (French), tronzar (Galician), ritagliarsi (Italian), clivar (Occitan), раска́лывать (raskályvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), расколо́ть (raskolótʹ) [perfective] (Russian) Translations (transitive mineralogy): разцепвам (razcepvam) (Bulgarian), lohkaista (Finnish), cliver (French), tailler (French), tagliare (Italian), talhar (Occitan), clivar (Occitan), tallar (Spanish)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'transitive chemistry': 10 29 8 35 0 18 Disambiguation of 'transitive figurative': 22 31 16 26 0 5 Disambiguation of 'transitive mineralogy': 9 40 5 10 0 36

Verb

IPA: /kliːv/ [UK], /kliv/ [US] Audio: en-au-cleave.ogg Forms: cleaves [present, singular, third-person], cleaving [participle, present], cleaved [participle, past], cleaved [past]
Rhymes: -iːv Etymology: From Middle English cleven, a conflation of two verbs: Old English clifian (from Proto-West Germanic *klibēn, from Proto-Germanic *klibāną) and Old English clīfan (from Proto-West Germanic *klīban, from Proto-Germanic *klībaną), both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ- (“to stick”). Cognate with Dutch kleven, German kleben (“to stick”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gleybʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|cleven}} Middle English cleven, {{inh|en|ang|clifian}} Old English clifian, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*klibēn}} Proto-West Germanic *klibēn, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*klibāną}} Proto-Germanic *klibāną, {{inh|en|ang|clīfan}} Old English clīfan, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*klīban}} Proto-West Germanic *klīban, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*klībaną}} Proto-Germanic *klībaną, {{der|en|ine-pro|*gleybʰ-||to stick}} Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ- (“to stick”), {{cog|nl|kleven}} Dutch kleven, {{cog|de|kleben||to stick}} German kleben (“to stick”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} cleave (third-person singular simple present cleaves, present participle cleaving, simple past and past participle cleaved)
  1. (intransitive, rare) Followed by to or unto: to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something. Tags: intransitive, rare Translations (to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something): йәбешеү (yəbeşew) (Bashkir), оставам верен на (ostavam veren na) (Bulgarian), klæbe (Danish), kleben (German), haereo (Latin), یاپشمق (yapışmak) (Ottoman Turkish), клеиться (kléitʹsʹa) [imperfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-cleave-en-verb-DnrXPq62 Categories (other): Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bashkir translations: 15 13 26 5 8 3 6 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 13 26 5 8 3 6 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 13 13 31 4 8 2 5 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 13 25 5 8 3 6 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 10 14 26 6 9 3 5 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 14 26 6 9 3 5 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        {
          "_dis1": "13 2 0 18 53 15",
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    {
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      "_dis1": "22 31 16 26 0 5",
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    },
    {
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      "word": "cleave gag"
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      "code": "ar",
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      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "цепя"
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      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "劈開"
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      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
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      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
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      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
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      "code": "egy",
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      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
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      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "halkaista"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "fendre"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "partir"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "tallar"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "tronzar"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "code": "ka",
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      "word": "გაპობა"
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      "word": "გაჭრა"
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      "word": "გაკვეთა"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "spalten"
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      "code": "grc",
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      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "kljúfa"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "láta klofna"
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        "5": "to stick"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ- (“to stick”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "kleven"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch kleven",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "kleben",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to stick"
      },
      "expansion": "German kleben (“to stick”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English cleven, a conflation of two verbs: Old English clifian (from Proto-West Germanic *klibēn, from Proto-Germanic *klibāną) and Old English clīfan (from Proto-West Germanic *klīban, from Proto-Germanic *klībaną), both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ- (“to stick”). Cognate with Dutch kleven, German kleben (“to stick”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cleaves",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cleaving",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cleaved",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cleaved",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "cleave (third-person singular simple present cleaves, present participle cleaving, simple past and past participle cleaved)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2019 December 7, St. Albertus Magnus, On Cleaving to God, Dalcassian Publishing Company, page 5",
          "text": "In fact everyone is obligated, to this loving cleaving to God as necessary for salvation, in the form of observing the commandments and conforming to the divine will,[…]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Followed by to or unto: to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "to",
          "to#Preposition"
        ],
        [
          "unto",
          "unto"
        ],
        [
          "adhere",
          "adhere"
        ],
        [
          "cling",
          "cling#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "stick",
          "stick#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "fast",
          "fast#Adjective"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, rare) Followed by to or unto: to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kliːv/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kliv/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-cleave.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3b/En-au-cleave.ogg/En-au-cleave.ogg.mp3",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːv"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "yəbeşew",
      "sense": "to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something",
      "word": "йәбешеү"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ostavam veren na",
      "sense": "to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something",
      "word": "оставам верен на"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something",
      "word": "klæbe"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something",
      "word": "kleben"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something",
      "word": "haereo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "yapışmak",
      "sense": "to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something",
      "word": "یاپشمق"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kléitʹsʹa",
      "sense": "to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "клеиться"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cleave"
}

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