"convive" meaning in English

See convive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kənˈvaɪv/ Forms: convives [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪv Etymology: Etymology tree French convivebor. English convive Borrowed from French convive. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|fr:convive|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree French convivebor. English convive [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "convive", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "convive", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="convive"> Borrowed from French convive. Head templates: {{en-noun}} convive (plural convives)
  1. (obsolete) a participant in a feast or banquet Tags: obsolete Translations (participant in a feast or banquet): spolustolovník [masculine] (Czech), spolustolovnice [feminine] (Czech)
    Sense id: en-convive-en-noun-GIZLprPF Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 40 30 30 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 39 30 30 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 39 30 30 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 29 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 26 26 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 51 24 24 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 51 24 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 59 21 21 Disambiguation of 'participant in a feast or banquet': 69 31
  2. (obsolete) a feast or banquet Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-convive-en-noun-xfK774KE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: convivial

Verb

IPA: /kənˈvaɪv/ Forms: convives [present, singular, third-person], conviving [participle, present], convived [participle, past], convived [past]
Rhymes: -aɪv Etymology: Etymology tree French convivebor. English convive Borrowed from French convive. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|fr:convive|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree French convivebor. English convive [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "convive", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "convive", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="convive"> Borrowed from French convive. Head templates: {{en-verb}} convive (third-person singular simple present convives, present participle conviving, simple past and past participle convived)
  1. (obsolete) To feast with others Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-convive-en-verb-GRflhvRl

Inflected forms

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