gave

CEFRA1

/ɡeɪv/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Past tense of give: handed, offered, or provided something.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    past participle of give

Examples

  • If I gave no answer, I would not have spoken.

  • The police gave the proposals their full backing.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • [ɡɛːv]

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In context

  • What if you gave a speech and nobody came?

  • I gaue thee Life, and rescu'd thee from Death.

  • The superior degree of confidence towards Harriet, which this one article marked, gave her severe pain.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English gaf, yaf, ȝaf, from Old English ġæf, ġeaf.