cleave English

Meaning cleave meaning

What does cleave mean?

cleave

— verb separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument cleave the bone

— verb make by cutting into The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock

— verb (= cling, stick, cohere) come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation The dress clings to her body The label stuck to the box The sushi rice grains cohere

Synonyms cleave synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as cleave?

cleave English » English

split

adhere

rend

cling

break

sever

crack

stick

cut

divide

chop

pierce

rive

hew

cohere

tear

splinter

snap

slice

rip

part

stick to

split up

slit

slash

shorten

shear

shave

segment

penetrate

glue

fissure

cut up

cut asunder

cling to

burst

wound

wedge

uproot

uncork

unclose

unbolt

unbar

trap

thrust

tear up

tear open

tear off

tear asunder

strike blows

Topics cleave topics

What do people use cleave to talk about?

Physical actions Arrange

Join, attach

• What words refer to things joining together?
  adhere bind cleave cling cohere combine fuse merge stick together unite

Conjugation cleave conjugation

How do you conjugate cleave?

cleave · verb

Present I cleave

Positive I cleave

Singular

1st person I cleave

2nd person you cleave

3rd person he/she/it cleaves

Plural

1st person we cleave

2nd person you cleave

3rd person they cleave

Negative I don't cleave

Singular

1st person I don't cleave I do not cleave

2nd person you don't cleave you do not cleave

3rd person he/she/it doesn't cleave he/she/it does not cleave

Plural

1st person we don't cleave we do not cleave

2nd person you don't cleave you do not cleave

3rd person they don't cleave they do not cleave

Question do I cleave?

Singular

1st person do I cleave?

2nd person do you cleave?

3rd person does he/she/it cleave?

Plural

1st person do we cleave?

2nd person do you cleave?

3rd person do they cleave?

Negative question don't I cleave?

Singular

1st person don't I cleave? do I not cleave?

2nd person don't you cleave? do you not cleave?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it cleave? does he/she/it not cleave?

Plural

1st person don't we cleave? do we not cleave?

2nd person don't you cleave? do you not cleave?

3rd person don't they cleave? do they not cleave?

Past I cleaved

Positive I cleaved

Singular

1st person I cleaved I cleft I clove

2nd person you cleaved you cleft you clove

3rd person he/she/it cleaved he/she/it cleft he/she/it clove

Plural

1st person we cleaved we cleft we clove

2nd person you cleaved you cleft you clove

3rd person they cleaved they cleft they clove

Negative I didn't cleave

Singular

1st person I didn't cleave I did not cleave

2nd person you didn't cleave you did not cleave

3rd person he/she/it didn't cleave he/she/it did not cleave

Plural

1st person we didn't cleave we did not cleave

2nd person you didn't cleave you did not cleave

3rd person they didn't cleave they did not cleave

Question did I cleave?

Singular

1st person did I cleave?

2nd person did you cleave?

3rd person did he/she/it cleave?

Plural

1st person did we cleave?

2nd person did you cleave?

3rd person did they cleave?

Negative question didn't I cleave?

Singular

1st person didn't I cleave? did I not cleave?

2nd person didn't you cleave? did you not cleave?

3rd person didn't he/she/it cleave? did he/she/it not cleave?

Plural

1st person didn't we cleave? did we not cleave?

2nd person didn't you cleave? did you not cleave?

3rd person didn't they cleave? did they not cleave?

Future I'll cleave

Positive I'll cleave

Singular

1st person I'll cleave I will cleave

2nd person you'll cleave you will cleave

3rd person he/she/it'll cleave he/she/it will cleave

Plural

1st person we'll cleave we will cleave

2nd person you'll cleave you will cleave

3rd person they'll cleave they will cleave

Negative I won't cleave

Singular

1st person I won't cleave I will not cleave

2nd person you won't cleave you will not cleave

3rd person he/she/it won't cleave he/she/it will not cleave

Plural

1st person we won't cleave we will not cleave

2nd person you won't cleave you will not cleave

3rd person they won't cleave they will not cleave

Question will I cleave?

Singular

1st person will I cleave?

2nd person will you cleave?

3rd person will he/she/it cleave?

Plural

1st person will we cleave?

2nd person will you cleave?

3rd person will they cleave?

Negative question won't I cleave?

Singular

1st person won't I cleave? will I not cleave?

2nd person won't you cleave? will you not cleave?

3rd person won't he/she/it cleave? will he/she/it not cleave?

Plural

1st person won't we cleave? will we not cleave?

2nd person won't you cleave? will you not cleave?

3rd person won't they cleave? will they not cleave?

Conditional I'd cleave

Positive I'd cleave

Singular

1st person I'd cleave I would cleave

2nd person you'd cleave you would cleave

3rd person he/she/it'd cleave he/she/it would cleave

Plural

1st person we'd cleave we would cleave

2nd person you'd cleave you would cleave

3rd person they'd cleave they would cleave

Negative I wouldn't cleave

Singular

1st person I wouldn't cleave I would not cleave

2nd person you wouldn't cleave you would not cleave

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't cleave he/she/it would not cleave

Plural

1st person we wouldn't cleave we would not cleave

2nd person you wouldn't cleave you would not cleave

3rd person they wouldn't cleave they would not cleave

Question would I cleave?

Singular

1st person would I cleave?

2nd person would you cleave?

3rd person would he/she/it cleave?

Plural

1st person would we cleave?

2nd person would you cleave?

3rd person would they cleave?

Negative question wouldn't I cleave?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I cleave? would I not cleave?

2nd person wouldn't you cleave? would you not cleave?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it cleave? would he/she/it not cleave?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we cleave? would we not cleave?

2nd person wouldn't you cleave? would you not cleave?

3rd person wouldn't they cleave? would they not cleave?

Present continuous I'm cleaving

Positive I'm cleaving

Singular

1st person I'm cleaving I am cleaving

2nd person you're cleaving you are cleaving

3rd person he/she/it's cleaving he/she/it is cleaving

Plural

1st person we're cleaving we are cleaving

2nd person you're cleaving you are cleaving

3rd person they're cleaving they are cleaving

Negative I'm not cleaving

Singular

1st person I'm not cleaving I am not cleaving

2nd person you aren't cleaving you're not cleaving you are not cleaving

3rd person he/she/it isn't cleaving he/she/it's not cleaving he/she/it is not cleaving

Plural

1st person we aren't cleaving we're not cleaving we are not cleaving

2nd person you aren't cleaving you're not cleaving you are not cleaving

3rd person they aren't cleaving they're not cleaving they are not cleaving

Question am I cleaving?

Singular

1st person am I cleaving?

2nd person are you cleaving?

3rd person is he/she/it cleaving?

Plural

1st person are we cleaving?

2nd person are you cleaving?

3rd person are they cleaving?

Negative question aren't I cleaving?

Singular

1st person aren't I cleaving? am I not cleaving?

2nd person aren't you cleaving? are you not cleaving?

3rd person isn't he/she/it cleaving? is he/she/it not cleaving?

Plural

1st person aren't we cleaving? are we not cleaving?

2nd person aren't you cleaving? are you not cleaving?

3rd person aren't they cleaving? are they not cleaving?

Past continuous I was cleaving

Positive I was cleaving

Singular

1st person I was cleaving

2nd person you were cleaving

3rd person he/she/it was cleaving

Plural

1st person we were cleaving

2nd person you were cleaving

3rd person they were cleaving

Negative I wasn't cleaving

Singular

1st person I wasn't cleaving I was not cleaving

2nd person you weren't cleaving you were not cleaving

3rd person he/she/it wasn't cleaving he/she/it was not cleaving

Plural

1st person we weren't cleaving we were not cleaving

2nd person you weren't cleaving you were not cleaving

3rd person they weren't cleaving they were not cleaving

Question was I cleaving?

Singular

1st person was I cleaving?

2nd person were you cleaving?

3rd person was he/she/it cleaving?

Plural

1st person were we cleaving?

2nd person were you cleaving?

3rd person were they cleaving?

Negative question wasn't I cleaving?

Singular

1st person wasn't I cleaving? was I not cleaving?

2nd person weren't you cleaving? were you not cleaving?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it cleaving? was he/she/it not cleaving?

Plural

1st person weren't we cleaving? were we not cleaving?

2nd person weren't you cleaving? were you not cleaving?

3rd person weren't they cleaving? were they not cleaving?

Future continuous I'll be cleaving

Positive I'll be cleaving

Singular

1st person I'll be cleaving I will be cleaving

2nd person you'll be cleaving you will be cleaving

3rd person he/she/it'll be cleaving he/she/it will be cleaving

Plural

1st person we'll be cleaving we will be cleaving

2nd person you'll be cleaving you will be cleaving

3rd person they'll be cleaving they will be cleaving

Negative I won't be cleaving

Singular

1st person I won't be cleaving I will not be cleaving

2nd person you won't be cleaving you will not be cleaving

3rd person he/she/it won't be cleaving he/she/it will not be cleaving

Plural

1st person we won't be cleaving we will not be cleaving

2nd person you won't be cleaving you will not be cleaving

3rd person they won't be cleaving they will not be cleaving

Question will I be cleaving?

Singular

1st person will I be cleaving?

2nd person will you be cleaving?

3rd person will he/she/it be cleaving?

Plural

1st person will we be cleaving?

2nd person will you be cleaving?

3rd person will they be cleaving?

Negative question won't I be cleaving?

Singular

1st person won't I be cleaving? will I not be cleaving?

2nd person won't you be cleaving? will you not be cleaving?

3rd person won't he/she/it be cleaving? will he/she/it not be cleaving?

Plural

1st person won't we be cleaving? will we not be cleaving?

2nd person won't you be cleaving? will you not be cleaving?

3rd person won't they be cleaving? will they not be cleaving?

Conditional continuous I'd be cleaving

Positive I'd be cleaving

Singular

1st person I'd be cleaving I would be cleaving

2nd person you'd be cleaving you would be cleaving

3rd person he/she/it'd be cleaving he/she/it would be cleaving

Plural

1st person we'd be cleaving we would be cleaving

2nd person you'd be cleaving you would be cleaving

3rd person they'd be cleaving they would be cleaving

Negative I wouldn't be cleaving

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be cleaving I would not be cleaving

2nd person you wouldn't be cleaving you would not be cleaving

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be cleaving he/she/it would not be cleaving

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be cleaving we would not be cleaving

2nd person you wouldn't be cleaving you would not be cleaving

3rd person they wouldn't be cleaving they would not be cleaving

Question would I be cleaving?

Singular

1st person would I be cleaving?

2nd person would you be cleaving?

3rd person would he/she/it be cleaving?

Plural

1st person would we be cleaving?

2nd person would you be cleaving?

3rd person would they be cleaving?

Negative question wouldn't I be cleaving?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be cleaving? would I not be cleaving?

2nd person wouldn't you be cleaving? would you not be cleaving?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be cleaving? would he/she/it not be cleaving?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be cleaving? would we not be cleaving?

2nd person wouldn't you be cleaving? would you not be cleaving?

3rd person wouldn't they be cleaving? would they not be cleaving?

Present perfect I've cleaved

Positive I've cleaved

Singular

1st person I've cleaved I've cleft I've cloven I have cleaved I have cleft I have cloven

2nd person you've cleaved you've cleft you've cloven you have cleaved you have cleft you have cloven

3rd person he/she/it's cleaved he/she/it's cleft he/she/it's cloven he/she/it has cleaved he/she/it has cleft he/she/it has cloven

Plural

1st person we've cleaved we've cleft we've cloven we have cleaved we have cleft we have cloven

2nd person you've cleaved you've cleft you've cloven you have cleaved you have cleft you have cloven

3rd person they've cleaved they've cleft they've cloven they have cleaved they have cleft they have cloven

Negative I haven't cleaved

Singular

1st person I haven't cleaved I haven't cleft I haven't cloven I have not cleaved I have not cleft I have not cloven

2nd person you haven't cleaved you haven't cleft you haven't cloven you have not cleaved you have not cleft you have not cloven

3rd person he/she/it hasn't cleaved he/she/it hasn't cleft he/she/it hasn't cloven he/she/it has not cleaved he/she/it has not cleft he/she/it has not cloven

Plural

1st person we haven't cleaved we haven't cleft we haven't cloven we have not cleaved we have not cleft we have not cloven

2nd person you haven't cleaved you haven't cleft you haven't cloven you have not cleaved you have not cleft you have not cloven

3rd person they haven't cleaved they haven't cleft they haven't cloven they have not cleaved they have not cleft they have not cloven

Question have I cleaved?

Singular

1st person have I cleaved? have I cleft? have I cloven?

2nd person have you cleaved? have you cleft? have you cloven?

3rd person has he/she/it cleaved? has he/she/it cleft? has he/she/it cloven?

Plural

1st person have we cleaved? have we cleft? have we cloven?

2nd person have you cleaved? have you cleft? have you cloven?

3rd person have they cleaved? have they cleft? have they cloven?

Negative question haven't I cleaved?

Singular

1st person haven't I cleaved? haven't I cleft? haven't I cloven? have I not cleaved? have I not cleft? have I not cloven?

2nd person haven't you cleaved? haven't you cleft? haven't you cloven? have you not cleaved? have you not cleft? have you not cloven?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it cleaved? hasn't he/she/it cleft? hasn't he/she/it cloven? has he/she/it not cleaved? has he/she/it not cleft? has he/she/it not cloven?

Plural

1st person haven't we cleaved? haven't we cleft? haven't we cloven? have we not cleaved? have we not cleft? have we not cloven?

2nd person haven't you cleaved? haven't you cleft? haven't you cloven? have you not cleaved? have you not cleft? have you not cloven?

3rd person haven't they cleaved? haven't they cleft? haven't they cloven? have they not cleaved? have they not cleft? have they not cloven?

Past perfect I had cleaved

Positive I had cleaved

Singular

1st person I had cleaved I had cleft I had cloven

2nd person you had cleaved you had cleft you had cloven

3rd person he/she/it had cleaved he/she/it had cleft he/she/it had cloven

Plural

1st person we had cleaved we had cleft we had cloven

2nd person you had cleaved you had cleft you had cloven

3rd person they had cleaved they had cleft they had cloven

Negative I hadn't cleaved

Singular

1st person I hadn't cleaved I hadn't cleft I hadn't cloven I had not cleaved I had not cleft I had not cloven

2nd person you hadn't cleaved you hadn't cleft you hadn't cloven you had not cleaved you had not cleft you had not cloven

3rd person he/she/it hadn't cleaved he/she/it hadn't cleft he/she/it hadn't cloven he/she/it had not cleaved he/she/it had not cleft he/she/it had not cloven

Plural

1st person we hadn't cleaved we hadn't cleft we hadn't cloven we had not cleaved we had not cleft we had not cloven

2nd person you hadn't cleaved you hadn't cleft you hadn't cloven you had not cleaved you had not cleft you had not cloven

3rd person they hadn't cleaved they hadn't cleft they hadn't cloven they had not cleaved they had not cleft they had not cloven

Question had I cleaved?

Singular

1st person had I cleaved? had I cleft? had I cloven?

2nd person had you cleaved? had you cleft? had you cloven?

3rd person had he/she/it cleaved? had he/she/it cleft? had he/she/it cloven?

Plural

1st person had we cleaved? had we cleft? had we cloven?

2nd person had you cleaved? had you cleft? had you cloven?

3rd person had they cleaved? had they cleft? had they cloven?

Negative question hadn't I cleaved?

Singular

1st person hadn't I cleaved? hadn't I cleft? hadn't I cloven? had I not cleaved? had I not cleft? had I not cloven?

2nd person hadn't you cleaved? hadn't you cleft? hadn't you cloven? had you not cleaved? had you not cleft? had you not cloven?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it cleaved? hadn't he/she/it cleft? hadn't he/she/it cloven? had he/she/it not cleaved? had he/she/it not cleft? had he/she/it not cloven?

Plural

1st person hadn't we cleaved? hadn't we cleft? hadn't we cloven? had we not cleaved? had we not cleft? had we not cloven?

2nd person hadn't you cleaved? hadn't you cleft? hadn't you cloven? had you not cleaved? had you not cleft? had you not cloven?

3rd person hadn't they cleaved? hadn't they cleft? hadn't they cloven? had they not cleaved? had they not cleft? had they not cloven?

Future perfect I'll have cleaved

Positive I'll have cleaved

Singular

1st person I'll have cleaved I'll have cleft I'll have cloven I will have cleaved I will have cleft I will have cloven

2nd person you'll have cleaved you'll have cleft you'll have cloven you will have cleaved you will have cleft you will have cloven

3rd person he/she/it'll have cleaved he/she/it'll have cleft he/she/it'll have cloven he/she/it will have cleaved he/she/it will have cleft he/she/it will have cloven

Plural

1st person we'll have cleaved we'll have cleft we'll have cloven we will have cleaved we will have cleft we will have cloven

2nd person you'll have cleaved you'll have cleft you'll have cloven you will have cleaved you will have cleft you will have cloven

3rd person they'll have cleaved they'll have cleft they'll have cloven they will have cleaved they will have cleft they will have cloven

Negative I won't have cleaved

Singular

1st person I won't have cleaved I won't have cleft I won't have cloven I will not have cleaved I will not have cleft I will not have cloven

2nd person you won't have cleaved you won't have cleft you won't have cloven you will not have cleaved you will not have cleft you will not have cloven

3rd person he/she/it won't have cleaved he/she/it won't have cleft he/she/it won't have cloven he/she/it will not have cleaved he/she/it will not have cleft he/she/it will not have cloven

Plural

1st person we won't have cleaved we won't have cleft we won't have cloven we will not have cleaved we will not have cleft we will not have cloven

2nd person you won't have cleaved you won't have cleft you won't have cloven you will not have cleaved you will not have cleft you will not have cloven

3rd person they won't have cleaved they won't have cleft they won't have cloven they will not have cleaved they will not have cleft they will not have cloven

Question +'ll I have cleaved?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have cleaved? +'ll I have cleft? +'ll I have cloven? will I have cleaved? will I have cleft? will I have cloven?

2nd person +'ll you have cleaved? +'ll you have cleft? +'ll you have cloven? will you have cleaved? will you have cleft? will you have cloven?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have cleaved? +'ll he/she/it have cleft? +'ll he/she/it have cloven? will he/she/it have cleaved? will he/she/it have cleft? will he/she/it have cloven?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have cleaved? +'ll we have cleft? +'ll we have cloven? will we have cleaved? will we have cleft? will we have cloven?

2nd person +'ll you have cleaved? +'ll you have cleft? +'ll you have cloven? will you have cleaved? will you have cleft? will you have cloven?

3rd person +'ll they have cleaved? +'ll they have cleft? +'ll they have cloven? will they have cleaved? will they have cleft? will they have cloven?

Negative question won't I have cleaved?

Singular

1st person won't I have cleaved? won't I have cleft? won't I have cloven? will I not have cleaved? will I not have cleft? will I not have cloven?

2nd person won't you have cleaved? won't you have cleft? won't you have cloven? will you not have cleaved? will you not have cleft? will you not have cloven?

3rd person won't he/she/it have cleaved? won't he/she/it have cleft? won't he/she/it have cloven? will he/she/it not have cleaved? will he/she/it not have cleft? will he/she/it not have cloven?

Plural

1st person won't we have cleaved? won't we have cleft? won't we have cloven? will we not have cleaved? will we not have cleft? will we not have cloven?

2nd person won't you have cleaved? won't you have cleft? won't you have cloven? will you not have cleaved? will you not have cleft? will you not have cloven?

3rd person won't they have cleaved? won't they have cleft? won't they have cloven? will they not have cleaved? will they not have cleft? will they not have cloven?

Conditional perfect I'd have cleaved

Positive I'd have cleaved

Singular

1st person I'd have cleaved I'd have cleft I'd have cloven I would have cleaved I would have cleft I would have cloven

2nd person you'd have cleaved you'd have cleft you'd have cloven you would have cleaved you would have cleft you would have cloven

3rd person he/she/it'd have cleaved he/she/it'd have cleft he/she/it'd have cloven he/she/it would have cleaved he/she/it would have cleft he/she/it would have cloven

Plural

1st person we'd have cleaved we'd have cleft we'd have cloven we would have cleaved we would have cleft we would have cloven

2nd person you'd have cleaved you'd have cleft you'd have cloven you would have cleaved you would have cleft you would have cloven

3rd person they'd have cleaved they'd have cleft they'd have cloven they would have cleaved they would have cleft they would have cloven

Negative I wouldn't have cleaved

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have cleaved I wouldn't have cleft I wouldn't have cloven I would not have cleaved I would not have cleft I would not have cloven

2nd person you wouldn't have cleaved you wouldn't have cleft you wouldn't have cloven you would not have cleaved you would not have cleft you would not have cloven

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have cleaved he/she/it wouldn't have cleft he/she/it wouldn't have cloven he/she/it would not have cleaved he/she/it would not have cleft he/she/it would not have cloven

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have cleaved we wouldn't have cleft we wouldn't have cloven we would not have cleaved we would not have cleft we would not have cloven

2nd person you wouldn't have cleaved you wouldn't have cleft you wouldn't have cloven you would not have cleaved you would not have cleft you would not have cloven

3rd person they wouldn't have cleaved they wouldn't have cleft they wouldn't have cloven they would not have cleaved they would not have cleft they would not have cloven

Question would I have cleaved?

Singular

1st person would I have cleaved? would I have cleft? would I have cloven?

2nd person would you have cleaved? would you have cleft? would you have cloven?

3rd person would he/she/it have cleaved? would he/she/it have cleft? would he/she/it have cloven?

Plural

1st person would we have cleaved? would we have cleft? would we have cloven?

2nd person would you have cleaved? would you have cleft? would you have cloven?

3rd person would they have cleaved? would they have cleft? would they have cloven?

Negative question wouldn't I have cleaved?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have cleaved? wouldn't I have cleft? wouldn't I have cloven? would I not have cleaved? would I not have cleft? would I not have cloven?

2nd person wouldn't you have cleaved? wouldn't you have cleft? wouldn't you have cloven? would you not have cleaved? would you not have cleft? would you not have cloven?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have cleaved? wouldn't he/she/it have cleft? wouldn't he/she/it have cloven? would he/she/it not have cleaved? would he/she/it not have cleft? would he/she/it not have cloven?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have cleaved? wouldn't we have cleft? wouldn't we have cloven? would we not have cleaved? would we not have cleft? would we not have cloven?

2nd person wouldn't you have cleaved? wouldn't you have cleft? wouldn't you have cloven? would you not have cleaved? would you not have cleft? would you not have cloven?

3rd person wouldn't they have cleaved? wouldn't they have cleft? wouldn't they have cloven? would they not have cleaved? would they not have cleft? would they not have cloven?

Imperative cleave!

Positive

you cleave!

we let's cleave!

Negative

you don't cleave!

we let's not cleave!