English Explanatory Dictionary

slive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cut; split; separate.
  2. To cut or slice something off; separate by slicing.
noun
  1. A slice or sliver; slip, chip.
verb
  1. To sneak; skulk; proceed in a sly way; creep.
verb
  1. To live life to the fullest while being successful, glamorous, and confident.

Pronunciation

/slaɪv/ /slɪv/

Word forms

slive slives sliving slove slived sliven

Etymology

From Middle English sliven, from Old English slīfan (“to cleave, split”), from Proto-West Germanic *slīban, from Proto-Germanic *slībaną (“to split”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to cut”).

Related words

sliver sliverly

Derived words

toslive
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on S Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary