jibe

[ jahyb ]

/ dʒaɪb /

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verb (used without object), jibed, jib·ing.

to be in harmony or accord; agree: The report does not quite jibe with the commissioner's observations.

OTHER WORDS FOR jibe

conform, accord, fit.

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Origin of jibe

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; origin uncertain

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH jibe

1. jibe , jive2. jib, jibe

Other definitions for jibe (2 of 3)

jibe²

[ jahyb ]

/ dʒaɪb /

verb (used with or without object), noun jibed, jib·ing,

gibe¹.

Other definitions for jibe (3 of 3)

jibe³

or gibe, gybe

[ jahyb ]

/ dʒaɪb /

Nautical

verb (used without object), jibed, jib·ing.

to shift from one side to the other when running before the wind, as a fore-and-aft sail or its boom.

to alter course so that a fore-and-aft sail shifts in this manner.

verb (used with object), jibed, jib·ing.

to cause to jibe.

noun

the act of jibing.

Sometimes jib, (Older Spelling) jibb

[jib] /dʒɪb/ .

Origin of jibe

First recorded in 1685–95; variant of gybe, from Dutch gijben, more commonly gijpen

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How to use jibe in a sentence

The mayor-elect turned serious when asked how the appointment jibed with his call for the curtailment of stop-and-frisk.
Can Bill Bratton Solve De Blasio’s NYPD Dilemma?|Michael Daly|December 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“No pressure then,” Sun editor Dominic Mohan jibed in a Sunday Times column today recounting his hectic week preparing the launch.
Rupert Murdoch Launches Sun on Sunday|Mike Giglio|February 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
"School teachers are more in your line, I suppose," she jibed.
The Trail Horde|Charles Alden Seltzer
His position was fortunate for him, for again the Dobson jibed, the boom of the mainsail slishing overhead.
The Skipper and the Skipped|Holman Day

I jest had sense enough to clamp my mittens onto the little brass rail by the stern and hold on; then she jibed the second time.
Cape Cod Stories|Joseph C. Lincoln
I give you my word that that flat-iron jibed twice—once for practice, I jedge, and then for business.
Cape Cod Stories|Joseph C. Lincoln
He spoke acidly of the seven hundred he had spent, and jibed at the decisions of the trustees in other matters.
Twelve Men|Theodore Dreiser

British Dictionary definitions for jibe (1 of 3)

jibe¹

jib or jibb (dʒɪb)

/ (dʒaɪb) /

verb, noun

nautical variants of gybe

British Dictionary definitions for jibe (2 of 3)

jibe²

/ (dʒaɪb) /

verb

a variant spelling of gibe 1

Derived forms of jibe

jiber, nounjibingly, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for jibe (3 of 3)

jibe³

/ (dʒaɪb) /

verb

(intr) informal to agree; accord; harmonize

Word Origin for jibe

C19: of unknown origin

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jibe

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Origin of jibe

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH jibe

Other definitions for jibe (2 of 3)

Other definitions for jibe (3 of 3)

or gibe, gybe

Origin of jibe

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How to use jibe in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for jibe (1 of 3)

jib or jibb (dʒɪb)

British Dictionary definitions for jibe (2 of 3)

Derived forms of jibe

British Dictionary definitions for jibe (3 of 3)

Word Origin for jibe