dreve
UK/dɹiːv/US/dɹiv/
dreve verb: to trouble; afflict; make anxious.
Verb
dreve (third-person singular simple present dreves, present participle dreving, simple past and past participle dreved)
Forms of dreve
| third-person singular present | dreves |
|---|---|
| present participle | dreving |
| past participle | dreved |
| past | dreved |
| alternative form | drove |
Origin of dreve
From Middle English dreven (also droven), from Old English drēfan, *drōfian (“to trouble, vex, agitate, disturb the mind of”), from Proto-Germanic *drōbijaną (“to disturb, excite, make muddy”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrebʰ- (“to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment”). Cognate with Low German dröven, Dutch droeven (“to be sad, grieve”), German trüben (“to dull, dim, cloud, tarnish, trouble”), Swedish bedröva (“to grieve, sadden, distress”). Related to droff.
Words that rhyme with dreve
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- eve
- grieve
- Kharkiv
- breve
- conceive
- naive
- neve
- Pishchiv
- weave
- keeve
- Neave
- Piskiv
- reeve
- screeve
- skeeve
- aggrieve
- beleave
- French leave
- greave
- interweave
- perceive
- reave
- seave
- sheave
- shrieve
- sleave
- steeve
- steve
- take French leave
- Abib
- beeve
- deceive
- Dutch leave
- eave
- gneeve
- khedive
- nieve
- peeve
- preconceive
- rebelieve
- reperceive
- thieve
- transceive
- we've
- Yves
Questions about dreve
- What does dreve mean?
- Dreve means to trouble; afflict; make anxious.
- What part of speech is dreve?
- Dreve is a verb.
- How do you pronounce dreve?
- Dreve is pronounced /dɹiːv/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of dreve?
- The past tense of dreve is dreved.
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