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- [heev too]
- /hiv tu/
- /hiːv tuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [heev too]
- /hiv tu/
Definitions of heave to words
- verb with object heave to to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax. 1
- verb with object heave to to throw, especially to lift and throw with effort, force, or violence: to heave an anchor overboard; to heave a stone through a window. 1
- verb with object heave to Nautical. to move into a certain position or situation: to heave a vessel aback. to move in a certain direction: Heave the capstan around! Heave up the anchor! 1
- verb with object heave to to utter laboriously or painfully: to heave a sigh. 1
- verb with object heave to to cause to rise and fall with or as with a swelling motion: to heave one's chest. 1
- verb with object heave to to vomit; throw up: He heaved his breakfast before noon. 1
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Origin of heave to
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English heven, variant (with -v- from simple past tense and past participle) of hebben, Old English hebban; cognate with German heben, Old Norse hefja, Gothic hafjan; akin to Latin capere to take
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Parts of speech for Heave to
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preposition
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determiner
exclamation
heave to popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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