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cleave

/kliːv/verb

उच्चारण क्लीव

चीरना, फाड़ना, दो टुकड़े करना

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verbcleaved or cleft or clove, cleaved or cleft or cloven
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sth (in/into sth) literary

    to split or cut something into two parts, especially using something sharp and heavy

    चीरना, फाड़ना, दो टुकड़े करना

    • He cleaved the log in two with a single blow of the axe.
    • The ship's bow cleaved the waves.

    Synonyms split chop hew slice divide

    Opposite join unite

  2. 2

    [I, T] ~ (through) sth literary

    to move quickly through something

    (तेज़ी से) चीरते हुए निकलना

    • The boat cleaved through the dark water.

    Synonyms cut through plough through

  3. 3

    [I] ~ to sb/sth literary

    to stay very close to somebody or something; to remain loyal to a belief or principle

    चिपके रहना, (किसी विचार या व्यक्ति के प्रति) निष्ठावान रहना

    • She cleaved to the beliefs of her childhood.

    Synonyms cling to stick to adhere to

    Opposite abandon desert

◇Word family
cleavage nouncleaver nouncleft noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

split chop hew slice divide cut through plough through cling to stick to adhere to

Antonyms

join unite abandon desert

§Grammar and usage

Usage: cleave has two nearly opposite meanings, 'to split apart' and 'to cling to', so read the sentence carefully in comprehension passages.

Usage में cleave के दो लगभग विपरीत अर्थ हैं, 'अलग करना' और 'चिपके रहना', इसलिए comprehension passages में वाक्य को ध्यान से पढ़ें।

In the sense 'cling to', the past form is always cleaved.

'cling to' वाले अर्थ में past form हमेशा cleaved होता है।