stave
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/steɪv/ 
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | stave |
| he/she/it | staves |
| present participle | staving |
| past tense | staved |
| past participle | staved |
phrasal verbs
stave in
[transitive]| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | stave in |
| he/she/it | staves in |
| present participle | staving in |
| past tense | staved in |
| past participle | staved in |
stave off
[transitive]| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | stave off |
| he/she/it | staves off |
| present participle | staving off |
| past tense | staved off |
| past participle | staved off |
This is the British English definition of stave. View American English definition of stave
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