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to rive
01
to become torn
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
rive
3rd person singular
rives
present participle
riving
past simple
rived
past participle
riven
Examples
During the earthquake, the ground began to rive, creating deep cracks.
02
to split or tear something apart forcefully
Transitive: to rive sth
Examples
Using a sharp axe, the lumberjack can rive a log into smaller sections for firewood.
