how to pronounce calve

/kɑːv/

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calve is pronounced in one syllable

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meanings of calve

verb:

To shed (a large piece, e.g. an iceberg); to set loose (a mass of ice), e.g. a block of ice (coming off an iceberg).
To assist in a cow's giving birth to a calf.
To shed a large piece, e.g. an iceberg or a smaller block of ice (coming off an iceberg).
To give birth to (a calf).
To break off.
To give birth to a calf.

calve frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word calve occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics calve can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that calve can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;