verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

heave to

heave to · heaves to · heaved to / hove to · heaving to

To cause to become dead in the water by pointing the bows directly towards the windTo cause (one's vessel) to become dead in the water by pointing the bows directly towards the wind.

Meaning

2 senses

(intransitive)To cause (one's vessel) to become dead in the water by pointing the bows directly towards the wind.
(intransitive)To come to a halt.

Translations

2 languages

Forms

heaves to, heaving to, heaved to, heaved to

Base form	heave to · to heave to
3rd person singular	heaves to
Present participle	heaving to
Past simple	heaved to / hove to
Past participle	heaved to / hove to / hoven to

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	heave to
he, she, it	heaves to

Past simpleLesson

all persons

heaved to

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have heaved to
he, she, it	has heaved to

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will heave to

Word family

1 related words

Relatedlie to

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle