how to pronounce lave

/lɛɪv/

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lave is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of lave in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… Galileo and left to lave the Apollo …”

meanings of lave

verb:

To draw, as water; drink in.
To wash.
To give bountifully; lavish.
To pour or throw out, as water; lade out; bail; bail out.
To hang or flap down.
To run down or gutter, as a candle.

noun:

The remainder, rest; that which is left, remnant; others.
A crowd.

lave frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word lave 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.