Skive

Pronunciation: /skaɪv/

Definitions of skive

noun a piece of leather, especially one used for making shoes or a bag

Example Sentences

A1 I don't like it when my classmates try to skive off school.

A2 She was caught skiving off work by her boss.

B1 Some employees have been known to skive during busy periods.

B2 He was reprimanded for his habit of skiving off important meetings.

C1 Skiving off responsibilities is not tolerated in this company.

C2 The CEO was shocked to discover that some executives were skiving off their duties.

verb to avoid work or school by staying away or leaving early

Example Sentences

A1 I skive off work sometimes to go to the beach.

A2 She skived school to hang out with her friends.

B1 The student was caught trying to skive off class.

B2 He always finds a way to skive off his responsibilities.

C1 It is not acceptable to skive off important meetings.

C2 Despite his attempts to skive off work, he was always caught by his boss.

Examples of skive in a Sentence

formal The employee was caught trying to skive off work by taking extended breaks.

informal Let's skive off school and go to the beach instead.

slang I can't believe he's trying to skive on us again.

figurative Don't skive on your responsibilities, they are important.

Grammatical Forms of skive

• past tense: skived
• plural: skives
• comparative: skiver
• superlative: skivest
• present tense: skive
• future tense: will skive
• perfect tense: have skived
• continuous tense: is skiving
• singular: skive
• positive degree: skive
• infinitive: to skive
• gerund: skiving
• participle: skived

Origin and Evolution of skive

First Known Use: 1800 year

Language of Origin: Old Norse

Story behind the word: The word 'skive' is believed to have originated from the Old Norse word 'skifa' which means to split or cleave.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in the sense of cutting or splitting, the word 'skive' evolved to mean avoiding work or shirking responsibilities in the 19th century.