hove
verb
simple past tense and past participle of heave.
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hove
American
[hohv]
/ hoʊv /
verb
Hove
1
British
/ həʊv /
noun
hove
2
British
/ həʊv /
verb
Example Sentences
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Racism has been a feature of American history since the first slave ship hove to off Jamestown in 1619.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2025
My husband’s worried face hove into view, coming nearer and nearer.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 6, 2018
“The jury is still out,” said Luc Van den hove, chief executive of the Belgium-based chip research center Imec.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2016
The same day, Monroe’s ship hove into sight of the French coast.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2015
“Just a heavy blow. She’s hove down for repairs at the yard. What do you think of the new ketch?”
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
Paraguay's best players include former Newcastle United forward Miguel Almiron, and diminutive young ball-running midfielder Julio Enciso, who joined French club Strasbourg from Brighton and Hove Albion last summer.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
"I absolutely don't know my best XI at the moment," Edwards told BBC Sport after England thrashed New Zealand by seven wickets in the final T20 at Hove.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
“By aligning interests across these assets, we can enable better and faster project decisions,” Kjetil Hove, Equinor’s executive vice president for exploration and production Norway, said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Bloom gave Hearts access to his Jamestown Analytics data firm, which he had already opened up to Brighton & Hove Albion in the English Premier League and the Belgian club Union Saint-Gilloise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
I belong to the people Hove, and they belong to me—they, and the love and loyalty I give them, form my identity far more than any word or group ever could.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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