swarve
UK/swɔːv/US/swɔɹv/
swarve verb: to swerve.
Verb
swarve (third-person singular simple present swarves, present participle swarving, simple past and past participle swarved)
- To swerve.
- I holde it meet that there were onelye sewerties taken of them , and one bounde for another , wherbye , if anye shall swarve , his sewerties shall for safegarde of ther bandes bringe hyme in , or seeke to serve upon him1596 (date written; published 1633), Edmund Spenser, A Vewe of the Present State of Irelande […], Dublin: […] Societie of Stationers, […], →OCLC; republished as A View of the State of Ireland […]...
- To climb.
- Feede your eyes (quod you) the reason from my wisdom swarveth, / I stared on you both, and yet my belly starveth.1571, Edwards, Damon and Pythias
swarve meaning in Bengali
swarve in Bengali
- বাঁক নেওয়া, আরোহণ করা
Forms of swarve
| third-person singular present | swarves |
|---|---|
| present participle | swarving |
| past participle | swarved |
| past | swarved |
Origin of swarve
See swerve.
Words that rhyme with swarve
Questions about swarve
- What does swarve mean?
- Swarve means to swerve.
- What is swarve in Bengali?
- Swarve in Bengali is বাঁক নেওয়া, আরোহণ করা. See Swarve meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is swarve?
- Swarve is a verb.
- How do you pronounce swarve?
- Swarve is pronounced /swɔːv/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of swarve?
- The past tense of swarve is swarved.
Words near swarve in the dictionary
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