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verb | noun stavestave1 /steɪv/ verb (past tense and past participle staved or stove /stoʊv/) ETYMOLOGYstave1Origin: 1300-1400 staves VERB TABLEstave |
Present | I, you, we, they | stave | | he, she, it | staves | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | stove, staved | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have stove, staved | | he, she, it | has stove, staved | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had stove, staved | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will stave | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have stove, staved |
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Present | I | am staving | | he, she, it | is staving | | you, we, they | are staving | Past | I, he, she, it | was staving | | you, we, they | were staving | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been staving | | he, she, it | has been staving | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been staving | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be staving | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been staving |
stave something ↔ off phrasal verb to keep someone or something from reaching you or affecting you for a period of time: She brought along some fruit to stave off hunger. verb | noun stavestave2 noun [countable] 1one of the thin curved pieces of wood fitted close together to form the sides of a barrel2eng. lang. arts a musical staff |