houve

Meaning

first/third-person singular preterite indicative of haver

Frequency

Hyphenated as

hou‧ve

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈo(w).vi/

New

haver

1. (auxiliary) shall; ought to; should (forms a future tense, with a modal sense of compromise)
2. (auxiliary,formal,past) have; forms the perfect aspect
3. (archaic,auxiliary) have; forms the perfect aspect
4. (impersonal,transitive) there be; exist
5. (impersonal,transitive) there be; to happen; to occur
6. (archaic,transitive) to have; to own; to possess
7. (Brazil,transitive) to recover; to regain (to obtain something that had been lost)
8. (pronominal) to behave (to conduct oneself well, on in a given manner)
9. (impersonal,transitive) it has been ... since; ago (indicates the time since something occurred)

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Sentences

Houve um
1

longo silêncio .

There was a long silence.

Houve uma pausa .

There was a pause.

Houve muito pouca conversa .

There was very little talk.

Houve um
1

movimento geral para trás .

There was a general backward movement.

Houve um
1

voo
✈️

em ambos os lugares na capital ontem .

There was a flight in both places in the capital yesterday.

Houve um
1

som
🔉

de folhas secas do lado de fora .

There was a sound of dried leaves outside.

Houve um
1

murmúrio da multidão .

There was a murmur from the crowd.

Houve um
1

acidente no trabalho ? um
1

estouro de camelo
🐫

quase matou o

zelador .

Was there an accident at work? A camel burst nearly killed the janitor.

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