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Curved Curve Road Bay Smile Verb Bre Kɜːv

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WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / kɜːv / NAmE / kɜːrv /
Example
  • the road curved around the bay.
  • the ball curved through the air.
  • his lips curved in a smile.
  • a smile curved his lips.
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curve

(verb)BrE / kɜːv / NAmE / kɜːrv /
  1. to move or make something move in the shape of a curve; to be in the shape of a curve
    • The road curved around the bay.
    • The ball curved through the air.
    • His lips curved in a smile.
    • A smile curved his lips.

    Extra Examples

    • His mouth curved into a smile.
    • The path curved down to the bay.
    • The road curved away around the back of the hill.
    • a gently curving stream

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they curve
    • he / she / it curves
    • past simple curved
    • past participle curved
    • -ing form curving

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Latin curvare ‘to bend’, from curvus ‘bent’. The noun dates from the late 17th cent.
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