"reive" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: reives [present, singular, third-person], reiving [participle, present], reived [participle, past], reived [past], reft [participle, past], reft [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=reft|past_ptc2=reft}} reive (third-person singular simple present reives, present participle reiving, simple past and past participle reived or reft)
  1. Archaic spelling of reave. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: reave
    Sense id: en-reive-en-verb-3cdlZ3sW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for reive meaning in English (1.9kB)

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