jibe
🇺🇸
/dʒaɪb/
🇬🇧
/dʒaɪb/
noun
R
A mean or hurtful comment about someone.
He made several cheap jibes at his opponent during the interview.
R
A change in direction when sailing, by moving the sail to the other side of the boat.
The boat had to jibe to catch the wind from the other side.
verb
R
To make a mean or hurtful comment about someone.
He jibed repeatedly at the errors they had made.
R
To be the same or to match something.
Your statement doesn't jibe with the facts.
R
To change direction when sailing, by moving the sail to the other side of the boat.
The boat jibed to catch the wind from the other side.
translation
A mean or hurtful comment about someone.; A change in direction when sailing, by moving the sail to the other side of the boat.
To make a mean or hurtful comment about someone.; To be the same or to match something.; To change direction when sailing, by moving the sail to the other side of the boat.
Word Forms
3rd Present
jibes
Past
jibed
Perfect
jibed
Progressive
jibing
Plural
jibes