shrive

shrive

S0376000 (shrīv)v. shrove (shrōv) or shrived, shriv·en (shrĭv′ən) or shrived, shriv·ing, shrives v.tr.1. To hear the confession of and give absolution to (a penitent).2. To obtain absolution for (oneself) by confessing and doing penance.v.intr. Archaic 1. To make or go to confession.2. To hear confessions.

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[Middle English schriven, from Old English scrīfan, from Latin scrībere, to write; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots.]

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shriv′er n.

shrive

(ʃraɪv) vb, shrives, shriving, shrove, shrived, shriven (ˈʃrɪvən) or shrived1. (Theology) to hear the confession of (a penitent)2. (Theology) (tr) to impose a penance upon (a penitent) and grant him sacramental absolution3. (Theology) (intr) to confess one's sins to a priest in order to obtain sacramental forgiveness[Old English scrīfan, from Latin scrībere to write] ˈshriver n

shrive

(ʃraɪv)

v. shrove shrived, shriv•en shrived, shriv•ing. v.t. 1. to impose penance on (a sinner). 2. to grant absolution to (a penitent). v.i. Archaic. 3. to confess one's sins, as to a priest. [before 900; Middle English; Old English scrīfan to assign, impose as a penance or sentence, c. Old Frisian skrīva to write, shrive, Old High German scrīban to write, prescribe]

shrive

Past participle: shriven/shrived
Gerund: shriving

Imperative
shrive
shrive

Present
I shrive
you shrive
he/she/it shrives
we shrive
you shrive
they shrive

Preterite
I shrived/shrove
you shrived/shrove
he/she/it shrived/shrove
we shrived/shrove
you shrived/shrove
they shrived/shrove

Present Continuous
I am shriving
you are shriving
he/she/it is shriving
we are shriving
you are shriving
they are shriving

Present Perfect
I have shriven/shrived
you have shriven/shrived
he/she/it has shriven/shrived
we have shriven/shrived
you have shriven/shrived
they have shriven/shrived

Past Continuous
I was shriving
you were shriving
he/she/it was shriving
we were shriving
you were shriving
they were shriving

Past Perfect
I had shriven/shrived
you had shriven/shrived
he/she/it had shriven/shrived
we had shriven/shrived
you had shriven/shrived
they had shriven/shrived

Future
I will shrive
you will shrive
he/she/it will shrive
we will shrive
you will shrive
they will shrive

Future Perfect
I will have shriven/shrived
you will have shriven/shrived
he/she/it will have shriven/shrived
we will have shriven/shrived
you will have shriven/shrived
they will have shriven/shrived

Future Continuous
I will be shriving
you will be shriving
he/she/it will be shriving
we will be shriving
you will be shriving
they will be shriving

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been shriving
you have been shriving
he/she/it has been shriving
we have been shriving
you have been shriving
they have been shriving

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been shriving
you will have been shriving
he/she/it will have been shriving
we will have been shriving
you will have been shriving
they will have been shriving

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been shriving
you had been shriving
he/she/it had been shriving
we had been shriving
you had been shriving
they had been shriving

Conditional
I would shrive
you would shrive
he/she/it would shrive
we would shrive
you would shrive
they would shrive

Past Conditional
I would have shriven/shrived
you would have shriven/shrived
he/she/it would have shriven/shrived
we would have shriven/shrived
you would have shriven/shrived
they would have shriven/shrived

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Verb

1.

shrive - grant remission of a sin to; "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's"absolveforgive - stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"

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