- 1jibe (with something) (informal) to be the same as something or to match it Your statement doesn't jibe with the facts.
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- 2= gibe
- 3to change direction when sailing with the wind behind you, by swinging the sail from one side of the boat to the other
jibe
verbNAmE//dʒaɪb//
[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they jibe he / she / it jibes
past simple jibed
-ing form jibing
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