Past tense of heave
regular verb
The past tense of heave is heaved or hove. The past participle is heaved, hove or hoven.
Forms of heave
| Base form (V1) | heave /ˈhiːv/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | heaved /hiːvd/ hove /həʊv/ |
| Past participle (V3) | heaved /hiːvd/ hove /həʊv/ hoven /ˈhoʊvən/ |
| Present participle | heaving /ˈhiːvɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | heaves /hiːvz/ |
Heaved and hove in a sentence
- We heaved the chest-of-drawers up to the second-floor landing.
- He hove himself out of the bed.
- Aimee heaved herself up from the chair, dropping the channel flicker as she rose.2004, Mary Beth Miller, Aimee, page 132. From the entry channel flicker
- Grunting, he heaved to his feet and looked out the lucilite port at the surface of Saturn.1942 March, Gord Peck, “He Was Poor...But He Was Honest”, in Censored, volume 1, number 3, St. Andrew's College, Aurora, page 7. From the entry plasteel
- The sister ran after them and brought them back and had Owen heaved into the icebox.1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, page 47. From the entry icebox
Meaning of heave
- verb To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
- verb To throw, cast.
- verb To rise and fall.
Questions about the past tense of heave
- What is the past tense of heave?
- The past tense of heave is heaved or hove.
- What is the past participle of heave?
- The past participle of heave is heaved, hove or hoven.
- Is heave a regular or irregular verb?
- Heave is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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