"hove" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /həʊv/ [UK], /hoʊv/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hove.wav [Southern-England] Forms: hoves [present, singular, third-person], hoving [participle, present], hoved [participle, past], hoved [past]
Rhymes: -əʊv Etymology: From Middle English hoven (“to linger, wait, hover, move aside, entertain, cherish, foster”), from Old English *hofian (“to receive into one's house”), from Proto-Germanic *hufōną (“to house, lodge”), from Proto-Germanic *hufą (“hill, height, farm, dwelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *keup- (“to arch, bend, buckle”). Cognate with Old Frisian hovia (“to receive into one's home, entertain”), Old Dutch hoven (“to receive into one's home, entertain”). Related to Old English hof (“court, house, dwelling”). More at hovel. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hoven||to linger, wait, hover, move aside, entertain, cherish, foster}} Middle English hoven (“to linger, wait, hover, move aside, entertain, cherish, foster”), {{inh|en|ang|*hofian||to receive into one's house}} Old English *hofian (“to receive into one's house”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*hufōną||to house, lodge}} Proto-Germanic *hufōną (“to house, lodge”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*hufą||hill, height, farm, dwelling}} Proto-Germanic *hufą (“hill, height, farm, dwelling”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*keup-||to arch, bend, buckle}} Proto-Indo-European *keup- (“to arch, bend, buckle”), {{cog|ofs|hovia||to receive into one's home, entertain}} Old Frisian hovia (“to receive into one's home, entertain”), {{cog|odt|hoven||to receive into one's home, entertain}} Old Dutch hoven (“to receive into one's home, entertain”), {{cog|ang|hof||court, house, dwelling}} Old English hof (“court, house, dwelling”), {{l|en|hovel}} hovel Head templates: {{en-verb}} hove (third-person singular simple present hoves, present participle hoving, simple past and past participle hoved)
  1. (obsolete, intransitive) To remain suspended in air, water etc.; to float, to hover. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-hove-en-verb-WnMnT6ah Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 32 9 27 10
  2. (obsolete, intransitive) To wait, linger. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-hove-en-verb-CrQ8Ak70 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 32 9 27 10
  3. (obsolete, intransitive) To move on or by. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-hove-en-verb-eQM38FKj
  4. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To remain; delay. Tags: dialectal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-hove-en-verb-0QJCjecc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 32 9 27 10
  5. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To remain stationary (usually on horseback). Tags: dialectal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-hove-en-verb-BwjqMIyv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 32 9 27 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: huve, huff, houf [Scotland]
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /həʊv/ [UK], /hoʊv/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hove.wav [Southern-England] Forms: hoves [present, singular, third-person], hoving [participle, present], hoved [participle, past], hoved [past]
Rhymes: -əʊv Etymology: From Middle English hoven, alteration (due to hove, hoven, past tense and past participle of heven (“to heave”)). More at heave. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hoven}} Middle English hoven, {{m|enm|hove}} hove, {{m|enm|hoven}} hoven, {{m|enm|heven||to heave}} heven (“to heave”), {{l|en|heave}} heave Head templates: {{en-verb}} hove (third-person singular simple present hoves, present participle hoving, simple past and past participle hoved)
  1. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To raise; lift; hold up. Tags: dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-hove-en-verb-yYVVvTD4
  2. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To rise. Tags: dialectal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-hove-en-verb-qKR4JicU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /həʊv/ [UK], /hoʊv/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hove.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -əʊv Etymology: Inflected forms. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} hove
  1. (nautical) simple past and past participle of heave Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: heave Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-hove-en-verb-EL2pF4Xu Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 7 9 1 8 6 10 1 29 29 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (obsolete or dialectal) simple past and past participle of heave Tags: dialectal, form-of, obsolete, participle, past Form of: heave
    Sense id: en-hove-en-verb-EL2pF4Xu1 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 7 9 1 8 6 10 1 29 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: heaved
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "2": "hovel"
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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        "To remain suspended in air, water etc.; to float, to hover."
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        "(obsolete, intransitive) To remain suspended in air, water etc.; to float, to hover."
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        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
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        "To wait, linger."
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        "(obsolete, intransitive) To wait, linger."
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        "intransitive",
        "obsolete"
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
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        "To move on or by."
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          "on",
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        ],
        [
          "by",
          "by#English"
        ]
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        "(obsolete, intransitive) To move on or by."
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        "intransitive",
        "obsolete"
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    },
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        "English dialectal terms",
        "English intransitive verbs"
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        "To remain; delay."
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          "delay",
          "delay"
        ]
      ],
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        "(intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To remain; delay."
      ],
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        "dialectal",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dialectal terms",
        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To remain stationary (usually on horseback)."
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        [
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        ]
      ],
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        "(intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To remain stationary (usually on horseback)."
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        "dialectal",
        "intransitive"
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    {
      "ipa": "/hoʊv/",
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        "General-American"
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    },
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        "Scotland"
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    }
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}

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    "English verb forms",
    "English verbs",
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    },
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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        "English dialectal terms",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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        "To raise; lift; hold up."
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          "raise"
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          "lift",
          "lift"
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        "(transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To raise; lift; hold up."
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        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2023 August 9, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Disinterested and dishonest”, in RAIL, number 989, page 3",
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        }
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        "To rise."
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        "(intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To rise."
      ],
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        "dialectal",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/həʊv/",
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        "UK"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hoʊv/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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      "rhymes": "-əʊv"
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        "Southern-England"
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}

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        "1": "en",
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    {
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        "en:Nautical"
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        }
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        "simple past and past participle of heave"
      ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "(nautical) simple past and past participle of heave"
      ],
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        "transport"
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        "English terms with obsolete senses"
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      ],
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        "(obsolete or dialectal) simple past and past participle of heave"
      ],
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        "form-of",
        "obsolete",
        "participle",
        "past"
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      "ipa": "/həʊv/",
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        "UK"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/hoʊv/",
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        "General-American"
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        "Southern-England"
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}

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