heave

C2+ Topic:Verbs of Movement

US /hiv/ UK /hiːv/ See IPA manual

verb noun

Meanings

1

verb
to lift or throw with great effort; to rise and fall

They heaved the heavy crate onto the truck.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to lift or throw with great... hoist lift haul hurl throw raise

Opposites

lower drop push

Word family

Derived forms heaverheavingheaved

Related forms heavy upheaval

Etymology

From Middle English heven, from Old English hebban ('to lift, raise'), from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kh2p- ('to grasp, seize').

hebban Old English *habjaną Proto-Germanic *keh2p- Proto-Indo-European

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Verbs of Movement

# heave

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** hiv
**IPA (UK):** hiːv

## Meanings
1. to lift or throw with great effort; to rise and fall

## Examples
- They heaved the heavy crate onto the truck.

## Synonyms
- hoist
- lift
- haul
- hurl
- throw
- raise

## Antonyms
- lower
- drop
- push

## Derived Forms
- heaver
- heaving
- heaved

## Related Forms
- heavy
- upheaval

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: hebban
- Root: *habjaną
- Root: *keh2p-

## Etymology
From Middle English heven, from Old English hebban ('to lift, raise'), from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kh2p- ('to grasp, seize').

## AI Etymology
Heave is from Middle English heven, from Old English hebban ('to lift, raise'), from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kh2p- ('to grasp, seize'). In present-day use, it means to lift or throw with great effort; to rise and fall. Derived formations include heaver, heaving, and heaved. Related vocabulary includes heavy and upheaval.

## Topics
- Verbs of Movement

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