jive

[US]/dʒaɪv/
[UK]/dʒaɪv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. swing music, coded language
vi. dance the jitterbug, deceive
adj. fake.
Word Forms
Present Participlejiving
Past Tensejived
Pluraljives
Third Person Singularjives
Past Participlejived

Phrases & Collocations

jive music

jive talk

jive dance

do the jive

Example Sentences

The music at the party had a great jive to it.

She can really jive with the rhythm of the song.

Their dance moves perfectly jive with the beat.

The colors in the painting jive well together.

His explanation didn't quite jive with the facts.

The new design doesn't jive with the company's brand image.

Their personalities don't really jive, causing conflicts.

The story's timeline doesn't jive with historical events.

The feedback from customers doesn't jive with the company's expectations.

The data doesn't jive with the hypothesis proposed.

Real-world Examples

It's in the fridge, daddy-o. Are you hep to the jive?

Source: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Jump and jive out on the floor.

Source: Storyline Online English Stories

So it's an unsaturated fat, but it's really bad for you, that doesn't really jive.

Source: Chemistry Crash Course

So investors liked Milei because of his free market plans, but clearly that didn't jive with voters.

Source: Financial Times

Gravy! Jim is such a jive turkey man. He is always hitting me up for cash. Anyway, you wanna book and go grab some grub?

Source: EnglishPod 91-180

Yeah, that jives with how I understand it.  Bull crap is something worthless, but still seems like content at a glance.  There must be other idioms about bulls.

Source: English PK Platform - Authentic American English Audio Version

Their rejuvenated virtual selves are eerily real: dancing, jiving and, between songs, joshing with the crowd (virtual Benny insisting that he is the real thing: " I just look very good for my age" ).

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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