Rive

Pronunciation: /raɪv/

Definitions of rive

verb To tear apart or split with great force or violence

Example Sentences

A1 The strong currents rive the boat apart.

A2 The storm rived the tree in half.

B1 The earthquake rived the ground, creating deep cracks.

B2 The powerful winds rived the old building, causing it to collapse.

C1 The intense pressure rived the rock, splitting it into two pieces.

C2 The force of the explosion rived the metal door, tearing it off its hinges.

Examples of rive in a Sentence

formal The powerful currents of the river rive through the valley.

informal I love to go fishing by the rive on weekends.

slang Let's go chill by the rive and have a bonfire.

figurative The divide between the two political parties continues to rive the nation.

Grammatical Forms of rive

• past tense: rived
• plural: rives
• comparative: more rive
• superlative: most rive
• present tense: rive
• future tense: will rive
• perfect tense: have rived
• continuous tense: is riving
• singular: rives
• positive degree: rive
• infinitive: to rive
• gerund: riving
• participle: rived

Origin and Evolution of rive

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The word 'rive' originated from Middle English 'ryven' which came from Old English 'rīfan' meaning to tear or split.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'rive' has retained its original meaning of tearing or splitting, but it has also come to be used metaphorically to describe the act of dividing or separating something forcefully.