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Gave

/[ɡeːv]/ verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    simple past of give form-of, past

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

  2. 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."

Etymology

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

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