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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tave

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
tave
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sprawl with the arms and legs; kick or fidget with the feet.

Intransitive verb

verb

To toss or tumble oneself about; act violently, rage, throw a fit.

Intransitive verb

verb

To struggle, toil, strive, labour.

Intransitive verb

verb

To trudge, walk heavily.

Intransitive verb

verb

To wrestle.

verb

To hurry along; gad about.

Intransitive verb

verb

To distress, overtire.

Transitive verb

noun

A difficulty, struggle.

Etymology

From Middle English taven, from Old Norse *tafa, from Proto-Germanic *tabōną (“to grope, feel”). Cognate with Faroese tava (“to endeavour, exert oneself”), Norwegian Nynorsk tava (“to toil in vain”), German zabeln (“to move convulsively, sprawl, flounder”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: taven, *tafa, *tabōną

Usage

Inflected Forms

taves (present, singular) taving (participle, present) taved (participle, past) taved (past) teave (alternative) taves (plural)

Questions

What does tave mean?
To sprawl with the arms and legs; kick or fidget with the feet.
Where does tave come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce tave

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