English Explanatory Dictionary

screeve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To write.
  2. To draw with chalks on a pavement or sidewalk.
  3. To write begging letters.
noun
  1. A begging letter.
noun
  1. In Georgian grammar, a combination of tense, aspect and mood.

Pronunciation

/skɹiːv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-screeve.wav

Word forms

screeve screeves screeving screeved

Etymology

In view of the slang nature of the term, probably from Polari screeve (“write”), from Irish scríobh, eventually from Latin scrībō (“write”). Doublet of shrive.

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