hive

UK
/haɪv/
US
/haɪv/

Translations

hivenoun
hives
pl
UK
/haɪv/
US
/haɪv/
The beekeeper checked the hive for honey.
Пчеловод проверил улей на наличие меда.
The city was a hive of activity during the festival.
Город был скоплением активности во время фестиваля.
Additional translations
hiveverb
hived
Past Simple
hived
Past Participle
hiving
Gerund
UK
/haɪv/
US
/haɪv/
Transitive and intransitive verb: to place bees in a hive, to store away, or (of bees) to enter a hive.
hiveadjective
Used attributively to describe something relating to a beehive or resembling the collective activity of bees.

Definitions

hivenoun
A structure made by bees for the purpose of housing their colony and storing honey.
The beekeeper carefully inspected the hive to ensure the bees were healthy.
A place swarming with activity, often used metaphorically to describe a busy or bustling environment.
The office was a hive of activity as the team prepared for the product launch.
A group of bees living together in a hive.
The hive was thriving, with thousands of bees working together in harmony.
(usually plural “hives”) An outbreak of swollen, itchy welts on the skin; urticaria.
She broke out in hives after eating shellfish.
hiveverb
To place (bees) in a hive.
The apiarist hived the new colony before dusk.
To store or lay up for future use; to hoard.
She quietly hived away a portion of her earnings each month.
(Of bees) To enter a hive or form a swarm.
The bees hived in the hollow trunk when the weather turned cool.
hiveadjective
Relating to a beehive or resembling the collective, organized activity of bees.
The startup fostered a hive mentality among its developers.