Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heave in sight

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: heave in sight
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To appear at a distance, to emerge in the field of vision.

Example Sentences

"Gradually, the end of summer hove into sight."
"The captain of the schooner is abaft with his glass in his hand, occasionally sweeping the offing in expectation of a vessel heaving in sight [...]"
"Till on Thursday at nine, to the joy of your friend, I was told we were heaving in sight of Ostend; And heaving in sight on't (yon won't feel a doubt of it) Was good news to one who 'd been long heaving out of it."
"The smoke of Falk's tug hove in sight, far away at the mouth of the river."
"Having crossed the Caribbean in the teeth of contrary winds, it was not until the early days of April that the French fleet hove in sight of Cartagena […]"

Inflected Forms

heaves in sight (present, singular) heaving in sight (participle, present) hove in sight (past) hove in sight (participle, past) hoven in sight (participle, past) heave into sight (alternative)

Synonyms

heave in view

Questions

What does heave in sight mean?: To appear at a distance, to emerge in the field of vision.

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