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TOEFL BNC: 11665 COCA: 11401

hive

1 hive /ˈhaɪv/ noun
plural hives
1 hive
/ˈhaɪv/
noun
plural hives
Learner's definition of HIVE
[count]
: a nest for bees蜂窝;蜂巢
called also beehive
: the bees living in a hive蜂群
: a place filled with busy activity熙熙攘攘的场所
2 hive /ˈhaɪv/ verb
hives; hived; hiving
2 hive
/ˈhaɪv/
verb
hives; hived; hiving
Learner's definition of HIVE

hive off

[phrasal verb] chiefly British
: to separate from a group从群体里分出来
hive off (someone or something) or hive (someone or something) off : to separate (someone or something) from a group把…分离出来
hive off (something) or hive (something) off : to give control of (something) to another person or group分权
TOEFL BNC: 11665 COCA: 11401

hive

1 of 2

noun

1
a
: a container for housing honeybees
b
: the usually aboveground nest of bees
2
: a colony of bees
3
: a place swarming with activity
hiveless adjective

hive

2 of 2

verb

hived; hiving

intransitive verb

1
of bees : to enter and take possession of a hive
2
: to reside in close association

transitive verb

1
: to collect into a hive
2
: to store up in or as if in a hive

Example Sentences

Noun The house was a hive of activity as we prepared for the party.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
My fave part about being in the hive is the community within. Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 1 Aug. 2022 In the center of Hall’s busy hive of relationships here is her mother, Barbara McGuire Gordon — Bee to her friends and family. Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2022 Honeybees gather in the hive and then go out into the world to pollinate. Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 15 June 2022 Pest control advisers use the tool to determine if a hive is within a mile of a site that may use pesticides, potentially putting them at risk of colony collapse. Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 9 June 2022 Beekeepers typically view anything other than honeybees in the hive as a threat. Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2022 Nights were felt as a stream of departures in the hive. Deborah Landau, The New York Review of Books, 27 May 2021 The hive was located under the house nextto Chris' mother-in-law's house. Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2022 The job is finished when the hive is burned the next day. New York Times, 30 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English hȳf; perhaps akin to Old Norse hūfr ship's hull, Latin cūpa tub, Sanskrit kūpa cave

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of hive was before the 12th century
TOEFL BNC: 11665 COCA: 11401

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