Английский Этимологический словарь - jibe
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1.
~1 also gibe n an unkind remark intended to make someone seem silly (She was tired of his constant jibes.) ~2 v I + with ~ AmE if two statements, reports etc jibe, the information in them matches jibe at sb/sth phr v to say something that is intended to make someone seem silly ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
(jibes, jibing, jibed) Note: The spelling 'gibe' is also used for meanings 1 and 2. 1. A jibe is a rude or insulting remark about someone that is intended to make them look foolish. ...a cheap jibe about his loss of hair... N-COUNT 2. To jibe means to say something rude or insulting which is intended to make another person look foolish. (WRITTEN) ‘No doubt he’ll give me the chance to fight him again,’ he jibed, tongue in cheek. VERB: V with quote 3. If numbers, statements, or events jibe, they are exactly the same as each other or they are consistent with each other. (mainly AM) The numbers don’t jibe... How did your expectations jibe with the reality? = tally V-RECIP: pl-n V, V with n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
3.
I. variant of gibe II. verb also gybe (~d; also gybed; jibing; also gybing) Etymology: perhaps modification of Dutch gijben Date: 1693 intransitive verb 1. to shift suddenly and forcibly from one side to the other — used of a fore-and-aft sail 2. to change a vessel's course when sailing with the wind so that as the stern passes through the eye of the wind the boom swings to the opposite side transitive verb to cause to ~ • ~ also gybe noun III. intransitive verb (~d; jibing) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1813 to be in accord ; agree ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
4.
1. var. of GIBE. 2. US var. of GYBE. 3. v.intr. with) US colloq. agree; be in accord. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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I = gybe II = jib I 2. и gybe III v.; coll. 1) соглашаться 2) согласоваться; соответствовать his words and actions do not jibe - у него слова расходятся с делом ...Англо-русский словарь
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