cleave2Pronunciation: /kliːv/Translate cleave | into Italian Definition of cleave verb [no object] (cleave to) literary stick fast to:Rose’s mouth was dry, her tongue cleaving to the roof of her mouth adhere strongly to (a particular pursuit or belief):part of why we cleave to sports is that excellence is so measurable become very strongly involved with or emotionally attached to (someone):it was his choice to cleave to the BrowningsOrigin: Old English cleofian, clifian, clīfan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kleven and German kleben, also to clay and climbcleave in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of cleave in the US English dictionary
