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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HELVE

Old English hielfe; related to Old Saxon hèlvi, Old High German halb, Lithuanian kìlpa stirrup.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HELVE

helve  [hɛlv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HELVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Helve is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb helve in English.

WHAT DOES HELVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of helve in the English dictionary

The definition of helve in the dictionary is the handle of a hand tool such as an axe or pick. Other definition of helve is to fit a helve to.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HELVE

PRESENT

Present
I helve
you helve
he/she/it helves
we helve
you helve
they helve
Present continuous
I am helving
you are helving
he/she/it is helving
we are helving
you are helving
they are helving
Present perfect
I have helved
you have helved
he/she/it has helved
we have helved
you have helved
they have helved
Present perfect continuous
I have been helving
you have been helving
he/she/it has been helving
we have been helving
you have been helving
they have been helving
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I helved
you helved
he/she/it helved
we helved
you helved
they helved
Past continuous
I was helving
you were helving
he/she/it was helving
we were helving
you were helving
they were helving
Past perfect
I had helved
you had helved
he/she/it had helved
we had helved
you had helved
they had helved
Past perfect continuous
I had been helving
you had been helving
he/she/it had been helving
we had been helving
you had been helving
they had been helving
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will helve
you will helve
he/she/it will helve
we will helve
you will helve
they will helve
Future continuous
I will be helving
you will be helving
he/she/it will be helving
we will be helving
you will be helving
they will be helving
Future perfect
I will have helved
you will have helved
he/she/it will have helved
we will have helved
you will have helved
they will have helved
Future perfect continuous
I will have been helving
you will have been helving
he/she/it will have been helving
we will have been helving
you will have been helving
they will have been helving
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would helve
you would helve
he/she/it would helve
we would helve
you would helve
they would helve
Conditional continuous
I would be helving
you would be helving
he/she/it would be helving
we would be helving
you would be helving
they would be helving
Conditional perfect
I would have helve
you would have helve
he/she/it would have helve
we would have helve
you would have helve
they would have helve
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been helving
you would have been helving
he/she/it would have been helving
we would have been helving
you would have been helving
they would have been helving
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you helve
we let´s helve
you helve
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to helve
Past participle
helved
Present Participle
helving
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HELVE


delve
dɛlv
shelve
ʃɛlv
twelve
twɛlv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HELVE

helpable
helper
helper T-cell
helpful
helpfully
helpfulness
helping
helping hand
helpless
helplessly
helplessness
helpline
Helpmann
helpmate
helpmeet
Helsingborg
Helsingfors
Helsinki
helter-skelter

WORDS THAT END LIKE HELVE

absolve
ball valve
check valve
cut-off valve
devolve
dissolve
evolve
foot valve
gate valve
halve
involve
relief valve
resolve
revolve
salve
solve
Super Twelve
valve
volve
wolve

Synonyms and antonyms of helve in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «helve» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HELVE

Find out the translation of helve to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of helve from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «helve» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

helve
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Helve
570 millions of speakers

English

helve
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हाथा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غوشنة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

черенок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

helve
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুড় লাদির হাতল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

helvelle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Helve
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stiel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

helve
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hello
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cán
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோடாரியின் கைப்பிடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sap
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

manico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trzonek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

держак
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

helve
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στηλιάρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

steel voorsien
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stångjärns
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

helve
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of helve

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HELVE»

The term «helve» is regularly used and occupies the 55.358 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HELVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «helve» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «helve» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about helve

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HELVE»

Discover the use of helve in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to helve and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Youth, Citizenship and Empowerment
An international exploration of citizenship and empowerment, investigating a variety of geopolitical contexts and featuring empirical studies, theoretical approaches and examples of projects designed to empower youth.
Helena Helve, Claire Wallace, 2001
2
The Robert Frost Encyclopedia
18 "AX-HELVE, THE" human continuity and rebirth, an idea certainly in keeping with the Christmas spirit. References and further reading: A. Ferguson. Todd Lieber "AX-HELVE, THE," first appeared in the Atlantic (Sept. 1917) and was later  ...
Nancy Lewis Tuten, John Zubizarreta, 2001
3
Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice
Helve Type Hammer The helve type oi power hammer has the hammer or upper die attached to the end of a helve; the lower die may be simply an anvil or may be of special shape. The helve is FIG. Zfisl—BELT-DRIVEN Hi-zu'e HAMMER ...
American Railway Master Mechanics' Association
4
The Woodwright's Guide: Working Wood with Wedge and Edge
If the head has been creeping up (about to fly off the handle), you may just need to drive the wedges a bit more—or it may be time for a new helve. If enough meat of the hickory helve remains, you can drive the helve farther through the head to ...
Roy Underhill, Eleanor Underhill, 2009
5
Democratic Enlightenment: Philosophy, Revolution, and Human ...
But if Frederick put time and effort in charming Helve ́tius—as he had, earlier, Voltaire and d'Alembert—the founder of utilitarianism was known for his naı ̈veté in such matters and afterwards rebuked by Diderot for being so easily swayed by ...
Jonathan Israel, 2011
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Democratic Enlightenment: Philosophy, Revolution, and Human ...
But if Frederick put time and effort in charming Helve ́tius—as he had, earlier, Voltaire and d'Alembert—the founder of utilitarianism was known for his naı ̈veté in such matters and afterwards rebuked by Diderot for being so easily swayed by ...
Jonathan Israel, 2011
7
Critical Companion to Robert Frost: A Literary Reference to ...
“Ax-Helve, The” 35 Keats (or was it Milton?) sang.” Frost certainly would have known whether he was referring to John Keats or John Milton, so his questioning here is only further indication of his ironic wit. He is referring to the following lines  ...
Deirdre J. Fagan, 2007
8
International encyclopedia of adolescence: A-J, index
Religion has lost its meaning in terms of people's value structures and worldviews (Helve 2002). The spheres of politics, economics, and technology have their own values and morals, and a deep adherence to religious morals has weakened.
Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, 2007
9
A New Youth?: Young People, Generations and Family Life
Helve, H. (1993a), The World View of Young People, Academia Scientiarum Fennica, Gummerus, Jyvaskyla. Helve, H. (1993b), Nuoret humanistit, individualistit ja traditionalistit. Helsinkiläisten ja pohjalaisten nuorten arvomaailmat vertailussa ...
Carmen Leccard, Elisabetta Ruspini, 2012
10
A Source of Wilderness Novice Survival Skills
The camp ax has a head about the same size as the full size ax but the helve is only about two feet long. Be aware the helve hanging down from your belt can get in the way walking or catch on material along the trail. Selecting your camp ax is ...
Donald F. Grantham, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HELVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term helve is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Nomination Committee of Nordic Mines presents its proposal for …
Current Board member Helve Boman has declined re-election. Lennart Schönning is proposed for election as Chairman of the Board. Ulla-Britt ... «Yahoo Finance UK, May 15»
2
Anzac uniforms functional but heavy
This came in two parts, with the helve (handle) separate from the spade part. Soldiers were issued with eating equipment (knife, fork, spoon, ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
3
Nadège Lacroix ambassadrice souriante d'une marque de montres …
La Suissesse est la nouvelle ambassadrice de la marque de montres suisse ODM by Helve Tic-Tac. Et pour la remercier de représenter la ... «PureBreak, Jun 14»
4
Snow in June raises eyebrows in Estonia
“We last recorded snow in June 32 years ago and it was on exactly the same date: June 17, 1982,” Estonian meteorologist Helve Meitern told ... «The News, Jun 14»
5
Snow Tha Product Says She Has Artistic Freedom On Her Label
"Give you what, Jack?" "Give me that wisdom. The same stuff that Samuel asked for. If it helped him, maybe it'll helve too." Jack turned his head ... «HipHopDX, Mar 14»
6
Art Matters | Darren Bader's Video Contribution to the 2014 Whitney …
In the end, time and budget constraints forced him to shelve (twelve, helve — the game gets inside you) his original slate of ideas, but Bader ... «New York Times, Mar 14»
7
Lincoln's Foreign Policy in Today's World
... he once explained, "that in a fight between man and wife, a third party should never get between the woman's skillet and the man's ax-helve.". «Wall Street Journal, Feb 14»
8
Sony shows the PC business has become expendable
With shovel made of toy-iPad, with helve mounted on? 4. When, you my iFriends will stop to write ignorant iArticles to serve the masters? P.S.. «CNET, Feb 14»
9
Colwich and the Haywoods - week beginning October 10
GREAT HAYWOOD W.I.: The meeting tonight will be addressed by Helve Bateman, whose talk is entitled “A Walk around my Cottage Garden”. «Staffordshire Newsletter, Oct 13»
10
Youth guarantee is necessary
After analysing the Youth Barometer, Professor Helena Helve points out that problems cluster around gap years between studies, periods of ... «Helsinki Times, Sep 13»

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