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lave
lave L0072100 (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.]lave (leɪv) vb an archaic word for wash[Old English lafian, perhaps from Latin lavāre to wash]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 leave1] lave Past participle: laved Gerund: laving
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I lave | you lave | he/she/it laves | we lave | you lave | they lave |
Preterite |
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I laved | you laved | he/she/it laved | we laved | you laved | they laved |
Present Continuous |
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I am laving | you are laving | he/she/it is laving | we are laving | you are laving | they are laving |
Present Perfect |
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I have laved | you have laved | he/she/it has laved | we have laved | you have laved | they have laved |
Past Continuous |
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I was laving | you were laving | he/she/it was laving | we were laving | you were laving | they were laving |
Past Perfect |
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I had laved | you had laved | he/she/it had laved | we had laved | you had laved | they had laved |
Future |
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I will lave | you will lave | he/she/it will lave | we will lave | you will lave | they will lave |
Future Perfect |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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I would lave | you would lave | he/she/it would lave | we would lave | you would lave | they would lave |
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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 | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | lave - wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore"lap, washflow - cover or swamp with water | | 2. | lave - cleanse (one's body) with soap and waterwashcleanse, 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 spongescrub up, scrub - wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation"gargle, rinse - rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash; "gargle with this liquid"shampoo - use shampoo on (hair)hush - wash by removing particles; "Wash ores" | | 3. | lave - wash one's face and hands; "She freshened up in the bathroom"wash uprefreshen, freshen, freshen up, refresh - become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game" |
laveverbTo flow against or along:bathe, lap, lip, wash.EncyclopediaSeelaverMedicalSeelavationlave
Synonyms for laveverb to flow against or alongSynonymsSynonyms for laveverb wash or flow againstSynonymsRelated Wordsverb cleanse (one's body) with soap and waterSynonymsRelated Words- cleanse
- clean
- wash
- sponge down
- scrub up
- scrub
- gargle
- rinse
- shampoo
- hush
verb wash one's face and handsSynonymsRelated Words- refreshen
- freshen
- freshen up
- refresh
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