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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gove

/ɡoʊv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables
gove
IPA
/ɡoʊv/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mow; a rick for hay.

Obsolete

verb

To stare stupidly.

name

A surname.

name

A township in Gove County, Kansas, United States.

Example Sentences

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɡoʊv/
  • British English: /ɡəʊv/

Usage

Inflected Forms

goves (plural) goaf (alternative) goff (alternative) goof (alternative) goves (present, singular) goving (participle, present) goved (participle, past) goved (past)

Derived Forms

Govian

Phrases

Gove City Gove County

Rhymes With

nov drove grove stove cove trove hove clove rove tov strove wove

Questions

How do you pronounce gove?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡoʊv/.
What does gove mean?
A mow; a rick for hay.

How to pronounce gove

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