What does HIVED mean?

Parts of Speech:

Verb

Definitions:

• (transitive) To put or store in a hive.
• (intransitive) To form a hive, to dwell in or as if in a hive.
• (intransitive) To swarm like bees.

Pronunciations:

• US: /haɪvd/
• UK: /haɪvd/

Origin and Usage:

The word "hived" is the past tense and past participle of the verb "hive", which comes from the Old English word "hyf". The word has been used since the 14th century to refer to the act of putting or storing something in a hive, as well as to the act of forming or dwelling in a hive. In modern usage, "hived" is commonly used to refer to the act of putting something in a hive, such as bees or honey.

Synonyms:

• store
• house
• keep
• deposit

Related Words:

• beehive
• shive
• chive
• jived
• lived

Example Sentences:

• She hived the honey from the bees and stored it in jars.
• The bees hived in the tree trunk.
• The students hived around the teacher to ask questions.