Jove
Archaic. the planet Jupiter.
Idioms about Jove
by Jove! (an exclamation used to emphasize an accompanying remark or to express surprise, approval, etc.): It was a good fight, by Jove!
Origin of Jove
1Words Nearby Jove
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How to use Jove in a sentence
At this point, a normal, fair-minded human being would think, "Well, by Jove, we've got to get out there and equal them."
There are the best and the worst—all who can pay the price: the reformers cheek by jowl with the mayor and the Boss, by Jove!
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonBut I don't believe he cared particularly whether his spoon was silver or pewter, by Jove!
A Butterfly on the Wheel | Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger GullLike an angry Jove, he hurls the thunderbolts of his fury and blasts with the lightning of his power.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowOne can get amongst set after set of fellows, and into plenty of inane fashionable drawing-rooms; but, bai Jove!
By Birth a Lady | George Manville Fenn
But there is a singular survival and continuity of the ancient practice: men still swear by Jove.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian Sharman
British Dictionary definitions for Jove
/ (dʒəʊv) /
another name for Jupiter 1
by Jove an exclamation of surprise or excitement
Origin of Jove
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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