MEANING
1. To make an insulting or mocking remark at someone.
2. To be consistent with something or fit it satisfactorily.
3. To turn a sailing vessel so that the stern passes through the wind and the sails change sides.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- jibe at a rival
- sarcastic jibe
On the page
He jibed at their sudden enthusiasm for economy.
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Word forms
- Base
- jibe
- Past tense
- jibed
- Past participle
- jibed
- Present participle
- jibing
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- jibe
- Present continuous
- am/is/are jibing
- Present perfect
- have/has jibed
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been jibing
- Past
- jibed
- Past continuous
- was/were jibing
- Past perfect
- had jibed
- Past perfect continuous
- had been jibing
- Future
- will jibe
- Future continuous
- will be jibing
- Future perfect
- will have jibed
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been jibing
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: jibe; jibes; jibed; jibed; jibing Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: jibes.
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