ave

[ah-vey, ey-vee]

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interjection

hail; welcome.
farewell; goodbye.

noun

the salutation “ave.”
(initial capital letter) Ave Maria.

Origin of ave

1200–50; Middle English < Latin: imperative 2nd singular of avēre to be well, fare well

Ave.

or ave.

avenue.

ave atque vale

[ah-we aht-kwe wah-le; English ey-vee at-kwee vey-lee, ah-vey aht-kwey vah-ley]

interjection Latin.

hail and farewell.

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Examples from the Web for ave

Contemporary Examples

He began his evening on the fourth floor of the Taino Towers - near 123rd and Lexington Ave - in what was dubbed the VIP room.
Charlie Rangel Dances On
Gideon Resnick
June 25, 2014
A soaring “Ave Maria” and a tender “Danny Boy” marked the passing of two more brothers.
Boston and New York’s Bravest Are Brothers Bonded by Tragedy
Michael Daly
April 15, 2014
For all her face betrayed, the organ might have been singing an Ave Maria.
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Robert W. Chambers
February 20, 2014
Santorum espoused this worldview back in 2008, in a speech to Ave Maria University.
“Get Out!” Says Christian-Supremacist Pastor. Does Rick Santorum Agree?
Jay Michaelson
March 20, 2012
Ave Atque Vale I'm gonna hang out With these two smoking hotties And fly privately Around the world.
The Poetry of Charlie Sheen
Michael Solomon
March 1, 2011

Historical Examples

I came to see, ma'am, whether you'd take me back, as I 'aven't got Baby now.
Life and Death of Harriett Frean
May Sinclair
You go an' wash your 'ands, an' I'll 'ave your dinner up in 'alf a jiff!
The Foolish Lovers
St. John G. Ervine
They 'ave to 'ire one when they're in London so's to get about from one 'all to another.
The Foolish Lovers
St. John G. Ervine
Any'ow, I should go out if I was you, an' 'ave a look at London.
The Foolish Lovers
St. John G. Ervine
She'd a done better to 'ave a good cry and tell me 'er troubles.
The Incomplete Amorist
E. Nesbit

British Dictionary definitions for ave

ave

sentence substitute

welcome or farewell

Word Origin

Latin

Ave¹

noun RC Church

short for Ave Maria See Hail Mary
the time for the Angelus to be recited, so called because of the threefold repetition of the Ave Maria in this devotion
the beads of the rosary used to count the number of Ave Marias said

Word Origin

C13: from Latin: hail!

Ave²

ave

abbreviation for

avenue

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Word Origin and History for ave

"hail," also "farewell," early 13c. (in reference to the Ave Maria), from Latin ave, second person singular imperative of avere "to be or fare well."

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Ave.

or ave.

ave atque vale

Examples from the Web for ave

Contemporary Examples

He began his evening on the fourth floor of the Taino Towers - near 123rd and Lexington Ave - in what was dubbed the VIP room.

A soaring “Ave Maria” and a tender “Danny Boy” marked the passing of two more brothers.

For all her face betrayed, the organ might have been singing an Ave Maria.

Santorum espoused this worldview back in 2008, in a speech to Ave Maria University.

Ave Atque Vale I'm gonna hang out With these two smoking hotties And fly privately Around the world.

Historical Examples

I came to see, ma'am, whether you'd take me back, as I 'aven't got Baby now.

You go an' wash your 'ands, an' I'll 'ave your dinner up in 'alf a jiff!

They 'ave to 'ire one when they're in London so's to get about from one 'all to another.

Any'ow, I should go out if I was you, an' 'ave a look at London.

She'd a done better to 'ave a good cry and tell me 'er troubles.

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Word Origin

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Word Origin

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Word Origin and History for ave

Origin of ave

Ave¹

Ave²