( formal ) ( especially of ships ) to appear, especially when moving gradually closer from a long way off :
A ship hove into sight.
HELP NOTE : Hove is usually used for the past tense and past participle in this idiom.
( formal ) ( especially of ships ) to appear, especially when moving gradually closer from a long way off :
A ship hove into sight.
HELP NOTE : Hove is usually used for the past tense and past participle in this idiom.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005