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lave
(lāv)tr.v. laved, lav·ing, laves
1. To wash; bathe.
2. To lap or wash against: Waves laved the shore.
3. To refresh or soothe as if by washing: "The quiet and the cool laved her" (Edna Ferber).
[Middle English laven, from Old English gelafian and from Old French laver, both from Latin lavāre; see leu(ə)- in Indo-European roots.]
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lave
(leɪv)vb
an archaic word for wash
[Old English lafian, perhaps from Latin lavāre to wash]
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lave1
(leɪv)v. laved, lav•ing. v.t.
1. to wash; bathe.
2. (of a river, sea, etc.) to flow along, against, or past; wash.
3. Obs. to ladle; pour or dip with a ladle.
v.i. 4. Archaic. to bathe.
[before 900; Middle English, partly < Old French laver < Latin lavāre to wash, partly representing Old English lafian to pour water on, wash, itself perhaps < Latin lavāre]
lave2
(leɪv)n. Scot.
the remainder; residue.
[before 1000; Middle English (Scots); Old English lāf; c. Old High German leiba, Old Norse leif, Gothic laiba; akin to leave 1]
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lave
Past participle: laved
Gerund: laving
| Imperative |
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| lave |
| lave |
| Present |
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| I lave |
| you lave |
| he/she/it laves |
| we lave |
| you lave |
| they lave |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I laved |
| you laved |
| he/she/it laved |
| we laved |
| you laved |
| they laved |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am laving |
| you are laving |
| he/she/it is laving |
| we are laving |
| you are laving |
| they are laving |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have laved |
| you have laved |
| he/she/it has laved |
| we have laved |
| you have laved |
| they have laved |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was laving |
| you were laving |
| he/she/it was laving |
| we were laving |
| you were laving |
| they were laving |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had laved |
| you had laved |
| he/she/it had laved |
| we had laved |
| you had laved |
| they had laved |
| Future |
|---|
| I will lave |
| you will lave |
| he/she/it will lave |
| we will lave |
| you will lave |
| they will lave |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have laved |
| you will have laved |
| he/she/it will have laved |
| we will have laved |
| you will have laved |
| they will have laved |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be laving |
| you will be laving |
| he/she/it will be laving |
| we will be laving |
| you will be laving |
| they will be laving |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been laving |
| you have been laving |
| he/she/it has been laving |
| we have been laving |
| you have been laving |
| they have been laving |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been laving |
| you will have been laving |
| he/she/it will have been laving |
| we will have been laving |
| you will have been laving |
| they will have been laving |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been laving |
| you had been laving |
| he/she/it had been laving |
| we had been laving |
| you had been laving |
| they had been laving |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would lave |
| you would lave |
| he/she/it would lave |
| we would lave |
| you would lave |
| they would lave |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have laved |
| you would have laved |
| he/she/it would have laved |
| we would have laved |
| you would have laved |
| they would have laved |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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Verb 1. lave - wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore"
flow - cover or swamp with water
2. lave - cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
cleanse, clean - clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"
wash - to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking; "The cat washes several times a day"
sponge down - wash with a sponge
shampoo - use shampoo on (hair)
hush - wash by removing particles; "Wash ores"
3. [画像:lave - wash one's face and hands]lave - wash one's face and hands; "She freshened up in the bathroom"
refreshen, freshen, freshen up, refresh - become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game"
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