hove
To remain; delayTo remain; delay.
» I hove to have some time.
Meaning
7 senses(dialectal, intransitive)To remain; delay.
(dialectal, intransitive)To remain stationary (usually on horseback).
(dialectal, transitive)To raise; lift; hold up.
(dialectal, intransitive)To rise.
(intransitive, obsolete)To remain suspended in air, water etc.; to float, to hover.
(intransitive, obsolete)To wait, linger.
(intransitive, obsolete)To move on or by.
Examples
2 sentencesI hove to have some time.
Despite failing to win last night, Brighton and Hove Albion are second in the table.
Origin
From Middle English hoven (“to linger, wait, hover, move aside, entertain, cherish, fosterFrom Middle English hoven (“to linger, wait, hover, move aside, entertain, cherish, foster”), from Old English *hofian (“to receive into one's house”), from Proto-Germanic *hufōną (“to house, lodge”), from Proto-Germanic *hufą (“hill, height, farm, dwelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *keup- (“to arch, bend, buckle”).
From Middle English hoven, alteration (due to hove, hoven, past tense and past participle of heven (“to heave”)). More at heave.
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Forms
hoves, hoving, hoved, hovedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle