cheve en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English cheven, from Old French chevir. See chievance.
Meanings
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(dialectal, intransitive, obsolete) To come to an issue; to turn out; to succeed.
All things went well and chieved prosperously
1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book X.]”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC:to cheve well in an enterprise
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cheving | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| cheved | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| cheved | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| cheves | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |