stave
verb/steɪv/
/steɪv/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they stave | /steɪv/ /steɪv/ |
| he / she / it staves | /steɪvz/ /steɪvz/ |
| past simple staved | /steɪvd/ /steɪvd/ |
| past participle staved | /steɪvd/ /steɪvd/ |
| past simple stove | /stəʊv/ /stəʊv/ |
| past participle stove | /stəʊv/ /stəʊv/ |
| -ing form staving | /ˈsteɪvɪŋ/ /ˈsteɪvɪŋ/ |
Word OriginMiddle English: back-formation from staves, archaic plural of staff. Current senses of the verb date from the early 17th cent.
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