Gave

/[ɡeːv]/ verb, slang

verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1
simple past of give form-of, past
"I gaue thee Life, and rescu'd thee from Death."
2
past participle of give colloquial, form-of, nonstandard, participle, past
"Well I suppose you will wonder what has happened to change my mind and if somebody has gave me a birthday present of $600.00 or something."

Synonyms

grant afford bend collapse contribute contribute

Example

"What if you gave a speech and nobody came?"

Etymology

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

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