Meaning

4 senses

  1. (countable)A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than three hundred species of the family Columbidae.

    Taube

    го́лубьgólubʹ, голу́бкаgolúbka, го́рлицаgórlica

    го́лубhólub

  2. (countable)A person favouring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict.

    Taube

  3. (countable)A term of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.

    Täubchen

    голу́бчикholúbčyk, голу́бкаholúbka, голу́бочкаholúbočka

  4. (countable, uncountable)A greyish, bluish, pinkish colour like that of the bird.

More definitions
  • any of numerous small pigeons
  • an emblem of peace
  • someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations
  • flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled

Examples

114 sentences

  1. White doves are beautiful birds.

    Білі голуби - дуже гарні птахи. — deniko

    ruБелые голуби красивые птицы. — Balamax

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  2. I dove into the pool.

    Я пірнув у басейн. — deniko

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  3. Tom dove off the diving board.

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  4. Tom dove into the swimming pool.

    ruТом нырнул в бассейн. — marafon

    deTom tauchte ins Becken. — Jens_Odo

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  5. Tom dove into the cold water.

    ruТом нырнул в холодную воду. — fjay69

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
bird of the family Columbidae, especially one smaller than a pigeon — see also pigeon:
term of endearment:
Русский
By meaning 1
bird of the family Columbidae, especially one smaller than a pigeon — see also pigeon:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
bird of the family Columbidae, especially one smaller than a pigeon — see also pigeon:
term of endearment:

Origin

From Middle English douve, dove, duve, from Old English *dūfe (“dove, pigeon”), from Proto

From Middle English douve, dove, duve, from Old English *dūfe (“dove, pigeon”), from Proto-West Germanic *dūbā, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ (“dove, pigeon”).

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Forms

plural: doves
Singulardove
Pluraldoves

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
culverpeace dove
Close in meaning
  • flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled:squab
  • a constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Puppis and Caelum:Columba

Antonyms

1 antonyms
hawk

Word family

55 related words
Derivedbar-shouldered dovecollared dovecuckoo-dovecushat dovedead dovediamond dovedovecotdovecotedove-eyeddove greydovehousedovekiedoveletdovelikedovelingdovelydove orchiddove plantdoveplumdove shelldoveshipdovetaildove treedove weed

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
doughnutdourdousedovetaildowdownA1
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