"hove" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /həʊv/ [UK], /hoʊv/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hove.wav 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”) 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
  2. (obsolete, intransitive) To wait, linger. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-hove-en-verb-CrQ8Ak70
  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
  5. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To remain stationary (usually on horseback). Tags: dialectal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-hove-en-verb-BwjqMIyv
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 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 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 3 4 12 5 28 3 18 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 6 4 6 6 6 24 4 8 8 3 5 6 7 1 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 4 6 6 6 24 4 8 8 3 5 5 7 1 6
  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
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 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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: heaved
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To remain stationary (usually on horseback)."
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