Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to jive
Participle: jived
Gerund: jiving
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | jive |
| you | jive |
| he;she;it | jives |
| we | jive |
| you | jive |
| they | jive |
Perfect
| I | have jived |
| you | have jived |
| he;she;it | has jived |
| we | have jived |
| you | have jived |
| they | have jived |
Past
| I | jived |
| you | jived |
| he;she;it | jived |
| we | jived |
| you | jived |
| they | jived |
Pluperfect
| I | had jived |
| you | had jived |
| he;she;it | had jived |
| we | had jived |
| you | had jived |
| they | had jived |
Future
| I | will jive |
| you | will jive |
| he;she;it | will jive |
| we | will jive |
| you | will jive |
| they | will jive |
Future Perfect
| I | will have jived |
| you | will have jived |
| he;she;it | will have jived |
| we | will have jived |
| you | will have jived |
| they | will have jived |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | jive |
| you | jive |
| he;she;it | jive |
| we | jive |
| you | jive |
| they | jive |
Perfect
| I | have jived |
| you | have jived |
| he;she;it | have jived |
| we | have jived |
| you | have jived |
| they | have jived |
Imperfect
| I | jived |
| you | jived |
| he;she;it | jived |
| we | jived |
| you | jived |
| they | jived |
Pluperfect
| I | had jived |
| you | had jived |
| he;she;it | had jived |
| we | had jived |
| you | had jived |
| they | had jived |
Conditional
Present
| I | would jive |
| you | would jive |
| he;she;it | would jive |
| we | would jive |
| you | would jive |
| they | would jive |
Perfect
| I | would have jived |
| you | would have jived |
| he;she;it | would have jived |
| we | would have jived |
| you | would have jived |
| they | would have jived |
Imperative
| you | jive |
| we | Let's jive |
| you | jive |
Verbs conjugated like 'jive'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'jive'
bive,
dive,
give,
hive,
jibe,
live,
rive,
wive,
yive,
bide,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to make fun of
- befool, bust on, clown around, gibe, gird, gleek, jape, jeer, josh, kid, make a fool of, make fun of, make sport of, mimic, mock, needle, niggle, poke fun at, pull one's leg, razz, rib, roast, satirize, scoff, scorn, take the mickey, tease, twit
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Unknown. Slang attested in African-American and rural American culture. Frequently used to imply lying, verbal deception or trickery. Has a possible historical antecedent in gyve (“shackle”). Alternatively, of African origin, compare Wolof jev, jeu (“to talk about someone absent, especially in a disparaging manner”).
Verbs referencing "jive"
Xhosa
jayiva.
Sample Sentences
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Don’t try to jive me! I know where you were last night!
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It's the year when all of the white politicians will be back in the so-called Negro community jiving you and me for some votes. [1964, Malcolm X, The Ballot or the Bullet:]
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You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life; ooh, see that girl, watch that scene, diggin' the dancing queen! [1976, “Dancing Queen”, performed by ABBA:]
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"Can you flamenco?" "If I have to. How about you?" "Love, I can barely waltz. Jive a bit if I'm pissed enough." [2010, Peter Corris, Torn Apart, Allen and Unwin, page 212:]
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When it was time for stage games, I found myself jiving to Chinese orchestra and *Nsync tunes with my colleague’s sister — one of my “supporters”. [2015 April 19, Yeo Sam Jo, “Hello, I'm Eligible Bachelor #43”, in The Straits Times, Singapore, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2016:]