calve
verb (used without object)
to give birth to a calf.
have calved
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present perfectof calve.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“We’ve had some pretty major erosion at archaeological sites of serious concern — we go out after storm events and sometimes see multiple feet of erosion, big chunks that have calved off at once.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
After the first cows have calved for 10 days, the expecting cows are moved to a new pasture.
From Time Magazine Archive
One that gives away five and twenty thousand kine of the Kapila species and while all of them have calved, becomes cleansed of all his sins.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
The day and night after they have calved, they should be kept in the house, and lukewarm water only allowed for their drink.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton
The bull is protected from abortion infection to a great degree by permitting him to serve only such animals as have calved or aborted from six weeks to two months previously.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
