Simple Past: (1) Cleft/Clove (US)/Cleaved (UK) (arch. Clave) = 'To split or sever something or as if with a sharp instrument.' (2) Cleaved = 'To cling, adhere or stick fast to something.'
Past Participle: (1) Cleft/Cloven (US)/Cleaved (UK) = 'To split or sever something or as if with a sharp instrument.' (2) Cleaved = 'To cling, adhere or stick fast to something.'
Present Participle: Cleaving
Glossary:
- arch.(archaic) - No longer in general use, but still found in some contemporary texts (such as Bible translations).
- (1),(2) - Different past tense depending on context.