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/ˈhʌvə/HUH-vur
/ˈhʌvɚ/HUH-vur

Meaninga house

Common meaning: remain in one place in the air

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishhof‘a house’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishhouensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa house → remain in one place in the airhover‘remain in one place in the air’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English hof ‘a house’.

Roots

  • hof Old English “a house”

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