STAVED Meaning and
Definition
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Staved is the past tense of the verb "stave," and it has multiple dictionary definitions depending on its context. In a literal sense, when used as a transitive verb, "stave" means to break or crush something, usually by forcefully hitting or striking it. When something is staved, it has been fractured or shattered due to this impact. For example, you could say, "The baseball player staved the window with a powerful swing."
Alternatively, "stave" can also be used as an intransitive verb, meaning to hold off or ward off something. In this sense, when someone or something is said to have staved off a danger, it refers to their actions successfully preventing or delaying the danger from occurring. For instance, you could say, "The security system staved off the attempted burglary."
More figuratively, "stave" can also be used to describe preventing or delaying negative emotions or feelings. In this sense, "stave" implies successfully keeping something at bay or repressing it. For example, you could say, "Music often helps me stave off my anxiety."
Overall, "staved" refers to an action or state where something has been broken or crushed through forceful impact, danger has been successfully averted or delayed, or negative emotions have temporarily been kept under control.
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Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
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Etymology of STAVED
The word "staved" has several different etymological origins depending on its usage.
1. "Staved" as the past tense of "stave" (to break or smash):
- This comes from the Old English word "stefan" or "stefen" meaning "to push or thrust". It later evolved to "staven" in Middle English and ultimately led to "staved" as the past tense form.
2. "Staved" as the past tense of "stave" (to furnish with staves, as in stave barrels):
- In this context, "stave" derives from the Old English word "staef" meaning "staff" or "rod". The "d" at the end of "staved" was added to form its past tense.
Conjugate verb Staved
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