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- Dictionarylave/leɪv/
verb
- 1. wash: literary "she ran cold water in the basin, laving her face and hands"
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1. a. : wash, bathe. b. : to flow along or against. 2. : pour. intransitive verb. archaic : to wash oneself : bathe. Did you know? Lave is a simple, monosyllabic word that magically makes the mundane act of washing poetic.
Definitions of lave. verb. wash or flow against. “the waves laved the shore”. synonyms: lap, wash. see more. verb. wash one's face and hands. synonyms: wash up.
1. [ leyv ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. verb (used with object) , laved, lav·ing. to wash; bathe. (of a river, sea, etc.) to flow along, against, or past; wash. Obsolete. to ladle; pour or dip with a ladle. verb (used without object) , laved, lav·ing. Archaic. to bathe. lave. 2. [ leyv ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. noun. , Scot. the remainder; the rest.
1. to wash or bathe. 2. to flow along or against. 3. to dip or pour with or as with a ladle. verb intransitive. 4. to wash or bathe. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin.
1. To wash; bathe. 2. To lap or wash against: Waves laved the shore. 3. To refresh or soothe as if by washing: "The quiet and the cool laved her" (Edna Ferber). [Middle English laven, from Old English gelafian and from Old French laver, both from Latin lavāre; see leu (ə)- in Indo-European roots .]
Origin of Lave. From Middle English laven (“to wash, pour out, stream" ), from Old English lafian, Ä¡elafian (“to pour water on, refresh, wash" ), from Proto-Germanic *labōnÄ… (“to refresh, strengthen" ), from Proto-Indo-European *lōbh- (“to strengthen oneself, rest" ). Cognate with Old Saxon lavōn (Dutch laven, “to refresh ...
Jun 2, 2024 · lave (third-person singular simple present laves, present participle laving, simple past and past participle laved) ( transitive, obsolete) To pour or throw out, as water; lade out; bail; bail out . ( transitive) To draw, as water; drink in. ( transitive) To give bountifully; lavish.
What does the verb lave mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb lave, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
(of a river, sea, etc.) to flow along, against, or past; wash. [ Obs.]to ladle; pour or dip with a ladle. v.i. [ Archaic.]to bathe. Latin lavāre to wash; partly representing Old English lafian to pour water on, wash, itself perh. Old French laver. Middle English laven, partly bef. 900. lave2 (lāv), n. [ Scot.] Scottish Terms the remainder;
noun The act of washing or laving. noun The sea. To wash; bathe. To wash one's self; bathe. To serve for washing or bathing; wash or flow as against something. noun What is left; the remainder; the rest. To pour or throw out, as water; lade out; bail; bail out. To draw, as water; drink in. To give bountifully; lavish.
