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- Dictionaryrive/rʌɪv/
verb
- 1. split or tear apart violently: "the party was riven by disagreements over Europe"
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to cut something apart with great force: It may thus be seen that the riving of the heart by the sword symbolises the final rupture of Daughter from Mother. to divide people: Such conclusions have begun a debate that has increasingly riven archaeologists. See also. riven. Fewer examples. Brutus hath riven my heart.
The meaning of RIVE is to wrench open or tear apart or to pieces : rend. How to use rive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Rive.
Rive definition: to tear or rend apart. See examples of RIVE used in a sentence.
Definition of 'rive' Word Frequency. rive in British English. (raɪv ) verb Word forms: rives, riving, rived, rived or riven (ˈrɪvən ) (usually passive) 1. to split asunder. a tree riven by lightning. 2. to tear apart. riven to shreds. 3. archaic. to break (the heart) or (of the heart) to be broken. Collins English Dictionary.
Definitions of rive. verb. tear or be torn violently. synonyms: pull, rend, rent, rip. see more. verb. separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument. synonyms: cleave, split. cleave.
to cut something apart with great force: It may thus be seen that the riving of the heart by the sword symbolizes the final rupture of Daughter from Mother. to divide people: Such conclusions have begun a debate that has increasingly riven archaeologists. See also. riven. Fewer examples. Brutus hath riven my heart.
Noun. Filter. verb. rived, riven, rives, riving. To tear apart; rend. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To be or become rived. Webster's New World. To break into pieces, as by a blow; cleave or split asunder. American Heritage. Similar definitions. To break or dismay (the heart, spirit, etc.) Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
Define rive. rive synonyms, rive pronunciation, rive translation, English dictionary definition of rive. v. rived , riv·en also rived , riv·ing , rives v. tr. 1. To rend or tear apart. 2. To break into pieces, as by a blow; cleave or split asunder. 3.
2 days ago · rive (third-person singular simple present rives, present participle riving, simple past rived or rove or rave, past participle rived or riven) ( transitive, archaic except in past participle) To tear apart by force; to rend; to split; to cleave . ( transitive, archaic) To pierce or cleave with a weapon. ( intransitive) To break apart; to split .
There are 24 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb rive, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in northern English regional dialect and Scottish English.
