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Meanings of cleave in English

Portuguese
colar
Catalan
adherir

To come or be in close contact with; to stick or hold together and resist separation.

colar
Catalan
tallar
Spanish
partir

Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument.

tallar
Usage of cleave in English
1
The Master said, The highest minds cleave to the Centre, the Common.
The Sayings of Confucius
2
Swiftly and gaily did the slim bark cleave through the glassy sea.
A Love Story
3
Tear ye asunder the veils of names and cleave ye their kingdom.
Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh
4
Draw a knife along the edges, and it will readily cleave off.
Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained
5
Barnabas exhorted that with purpose of heart they cleave to the Lord.
How to Live a Holy Life
6
Writers are bad because they cleave to the causes of writing badly.
The Guardian
7
He should have told the king he must cleave to his wife.
The King’s Curse
8
We examined the ability of calpain I to cleave alpha-syn in vitro.
Pubmed
9
It is a bifunctional protein complex which can cleave or methylate DNA.
Pubmed
10
It says that a wife shall cleave unto her husband until death.
Wild Youth, Volume 2.
11
If we cleave to the world, that will separate us from Christ.
Expositions of Holy Scripture / Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Rut...
12
Lithium helps cleave the proteins from DNA so people can wind down.
The disappearing spoon: and other true tales of madness, love, a...
13
He would surely cleave his sword through her to get to Niall.
Heaven and the heather
14
But she found a Washington which did not cleave to Main Street.
Main Street
15
Let love abhor what is evil, and cleave to what is good.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinth...
16
She must forget the new Joe and cleave to the old Joe.
The Nine-Tenths
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Translations for cleave
Portuguese
colaraderir
Spanish
partir
Cleave through the time
Cleave across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common