Rive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

tear or be torn violently

separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈaɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈaɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈaɪv/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈaɪv/.

Examples

The curtain ripped from top to bottom
pull the cooked chicken into strips
cleave the bone

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

split pull rip cleave rend

Parts of Speech

verb	tear or be torn violently “The curtain ripped from top to bottom”
verb	separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument “cleave the bone”

Word Forms

rip	noun	the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
cleft	noun	a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
cleavage	noun	the act of cleaving or splitting
cleaver	noun	a butcher's knife having a large square blade
split	noun	the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
splitter	noun	a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fluss

reißen oder gewaltsam zerrissen werden

🇪🇸Spanish

hender

rasgarse o desgarrarse violentamente

🇳🇱Dutch

rivier

scheuren of met geweld gescheurd worden

🇷🇺Russian

рваться

рвать или сильно рвать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दरार

फाड़ना या हिंसक रूप से फाड़ा जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

রিভ

ছিঁড়ে ফেলা বা হিংস্রভাবে ছিঁড়ে ফেলা

🇮🇳Tamil

ரைவ்

கிழித்து அல்லது வன்முறையில் கிழிக்கப்படும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రవహించు

చిరిగిపోవు లేదా హింసాత్మకంగా నలిగిపోవు

🇮🇳Marathi

नदी

फाडणे किंवा हिंसकपणे फाडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

નદી

ફાડવું અથવા હિંસક રીતે ફાટી જવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹರಿಯುತ್ತವೆ

ಹರಿದುಹಾಕು ಅಥವಾ ಹಿಂಸಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ ಹರಿದು ಹೋಗು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒഴുകുക

കീറുകയോ അക്രമാസക്തമായി കീറുകയോ ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਿਵ

ਹਿੰਸਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਪਾੜੋ ਜਾਂ ਪਾੜੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

دریا

پھاڑنا یا تشدد سے پھٹا جانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

河

撕裂或被猛烈撕裂

🇯🇵Japanese

ライブ

破れたり、激しく引き裂かれたり

🇰🇷Korean

찢다

찢어지거나 심하게 찢어지다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sông

xé hoặc bị rách dữ dội

🇹🇭Thai

แม่น้ำ

ฉีกขาดหรือฉีกขาดอย่างรุนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

membelah

robek atau terkoyak dengan keras

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تمزق

المسيل للدموع أو تمزق بعنف

🇮🇷Persian

رودخانه

پاره شود یا به شدت پاره شود

🇹🇷Turkish

nehir

şiddetli bir şekilde yırtılmak veya yırtılmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִבקוֹעַ

לקרוע או להיקרע באלימות

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