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."
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"What if you gave a speech and nobody came?"
Etymology
From Middle English gaf, yaf, ȝaf, from Old English ġæf, ġeaf.