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cleaved

/kliːvd/

cleaved adjective: cleft or cloven. Also the simple past and past participle of cleave.

Adjective

cleaved (comparative more cleaved, superlative most cleaved)

  1. Cleft or cloven.

Also used as

cleaved is also the simple past and past participle of cleave.

Forms of cleaved

comparativemore cleaved
superlativemost cleaved

Words formed from cleaved

Words that rhyme with cleaved

Questions about cleaved

What does cleaved mean?
Cleaved means cleft or cloven.
What part of speech is cleaved?
Cleaved is an adjective.
How do you pronounce cleaved?
Cleaved is pronounced /kliːvd/.

Words near cleaved in the dictionary

  1. cleavase
  2. cleavases
  3. cleave
  4. cleave gag
  5. cleave gags
  6. cleaved
  7. cleavedst
  8. Cleaveland
  9. cleavelandite
  10. cleavelandites
  11. Cleavenger

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