jibe

[ jahyb ]

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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.

Origin of jibe

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; origin uncertain

Other words for jibe

conform, accord, fit

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Words that may be confused with jibe

1. jibe , jive
2. jib, jibe

Other definitions for jibe (2 of 3)

jibe²

[ jahyb ]

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

gibe¹.

Other definitions for jibe (3 of 3)

jibe³

or gibe, gybe

[ jahyb ]

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.

Origin of jibe

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

Sometimes jib, (Older Spelling) jibb [jib] /dʒɪb/ .

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How to use jibe in a sentence

Which jibes with my memory of renting it; it being a movie we had been wanting to see.
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But it was interesting that Mr. Romney generally chose gentler jibes as opposed to a more ferocious assault on Obama.
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Now the government has released a new version, hoping that jibes better with the modern era.
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This finding jibes with Iowa exit polls, which showed few voters listing campaign ads as a factor influencing their vote.
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That more or less jibes with how folks at the Patriot saw things.
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On the whole, Punch jibes impartially and genially at Suffragists and anti-Suffragists alike.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. IV of IV. | Charles L. Graves
The rough talk of the half-deck and the cutting jibes of his shipmates no longer wounded his sensibilities.
The Viking Blood | Frederick William Wallace
More than one of them had winced under his soft laugh and lightly spoken jibes, which rankled more than a downright injury.
The Cattle-Baron's Daughter | Harold Bindloss
"Look at Fatty," "get a truck," and other jibes greet the fat man on every hand.
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I say it spite o' the German King, spite of his mad ministers, spite o' British wrath and scorn and jibes and cruelty.
The Little Red Foot | Robert W. Chambers

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, noun
jibingly, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for jibe (3 of 3)

jibe³

/ (dʒaɪb) /

verb

(intr) informal to agree; accord; harmonize

Origin of jibe

C19: of unknown origin

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