Meaning

2 senses

  1. (obsolete)To join in the festivities of Shrovetide.

  2. (broadly, obsolete)To make merry.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. We eat pancakes on shrove Tuesday.

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  2. Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday.

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Forms

shroves, shroving, shroved, shroved
Base formshrove · to shrove
3rd person singularshroves
Present participleshroving
Past simpleshroved
Past participleshroved

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyshrove
he, she, itshroves

Past simpleLesson

all personsshroved

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave shroved
he, she, ithas shroved

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill shrove

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
shrinkageshrivelshroudshrubshrubberyshrugB2
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