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gave

/ɡeɪv/
Meanings
  • verb

    to bestow or transfer something, especially voluntarily and without expecting compensation; make a gift of.

    - "He gave her a beautiful necklace for her birthday."
    - "She gave the last of her money to charity."

  • simple past tense and past participle of give.

Pronunciation
  1. /ɡeɪv/



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Antonyms

resist , get , obtain , receive , take
Synonyms

bend , cede , flex , move , yield , estimate , guess , predict
Rhymes
Words rhyming with gave
gave , paved , crave , grave , rave , cave , wave , jave
Variants
List of all variants of gave that leads to same result
gave , give , gave birth , gave birth to , gave chase , gave ground , gave of , gave place to , gave rise to , gave the gun , gave the lie to , gave tongue , gave way , give a good account of , give birth , give birth to , give chase , give ground , give of , give or take , give place to , give rise to , give the gun , give the lie to , give tongue , give way , given , given birth , given birth to , given chase , given ground , given of , given place to , given rise to , given the gun , given the lie to , given tongue , given way , gives , gives birth , gives birth to , gives chase , gives ground , gives of , gives place to , gives rise to , gives the gun , gives the lie to , gives tongue , gives way , giving , giving birth , giving birth to , giving chase , giving ground , giving of , giving place to , giving rise to , giving the gun , giving the lie to , giving tongue , giving way , nearly gave someone a heart attack , account , accounts , gave a good account of herself , gave a good 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of herself , giving a good account of himself , giving a good account of itself , giving a good account of myself , giving a good account of oneself , giving a good account of ourselves , giving a good account of themselves , giving a good account of yourself , giving a good account of yourselves , on account , on account of , on her own account , on his own account , on its own account , on my own account , on no account , on one's own account , on our own account , on their own account , on your own account , air , airless , airlessness , airlessnesses , airs , gave air to , give air to , given air to , gives air to , giving air to , in the air , up in the air , an ax to grind , an axe to grind , ax , ax to grind , axe , axe to grind , axes , gave her the ax , gave her the axe , gave him the ax , gave him the axe , gave it the ax , gave it the axe , gave me the ax , gave me the axe , gave them the ax , gave them the axe , gave us the ax , gave us the axe , gave you the ax , gave you 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, takes an ax to , takes an axe to , taking an ax to , taking an axe to , took an ax to , took an axe to , bell , bells , gave (someone) a bell , gave her a bell , gave him a bell , gave me a bell , gave them a bell , gave us a bell , gave you a bell , get her bell rung , get his bell rung , get its bell rung , get my bell rung , get one's bell rung , get our bell rung , get their bell rung , get your bell rung , gets her bell rung , gets his bell rung , gets its bell rung , gets one's bell rung , getting her bell rung , getting his bell rung , getting its bell rung , getting my bell rung , getting one's bell rung , getting our bell rung , getting their bell rung , getting your bell rung , give (someone) a bell , give her a bell , give him a bell , give me a bell , give them a bell , give us a bell , give you a bell , given her a bell , given him a bell , given me a bell , given them a bell , given us a bell , given you a bell , gives (someone) a bell , gives her a bell , gives him a 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cause and effect , effect , effects , for effect , gave effect , give effect , giving effect , gives effect , go into effect , goes into effect , going into effect , gone into effect , had the effect , has the effect , have the effect , having the effect , had the effects , has the effects , have the effects , having the effects , ill effect , ill effects , in effect , put into effect , putting into effect , puts into effect , to good effect , to great effect , to little effect , to no effect , to that effect , to the effect , went into effect , gate , gates , gave her the gate , gave him the gate , gave me the gate , gave one the gate , gave them the gate , get the gate , gets the gate , getting the gate , give her the gate , give him the gate , give me the gate , give one the gate , give them the gate , given her the gate , given him the gate , given me the gate , given one the gate , given them the gate , gives her the gate , gives him the gate , gives me the gate , gives one the gate , gives them the gate , giving her the gate , giving him the gate , giving me the gate , giving one the gate , giving them the gate , got the gate , gave away , give away , given away , gives away , giving away
Forms
Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

gave (past tense and past participle of give), gave's (possessive form), gave's (contracted form of gave + have)

Etymology
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Old English giefan; related to geogan ‘to receive’.

Trivia
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  1. The word 'gave' appears approximately 4,500 times in the English language.

  2. The term 'gave' is derived from the Old English word 'giefan', which means 'to give'.

Related Concepts
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  1. donation: The act of giving money, goods, or time to support a cause, organization, or person.

  2. altruism: The practice of selflessly concerning oneself with the welfare of others, often through charitable acts or donations.

Culture
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In literature, 'gave' is used extensively to describe the transfer of items or emotions between characters. In art, it can be symbolically represented through various mediums such as paintings or sculptures depicting the act of giving. In music, it can be found in lyrics expressing the act of giving or receiving.

How to Memorize "gave"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine someone handing an object or a feeling to another person. Visualize the transfer of the object or feeling from one person to another.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'gave' with the act of giving, such as a gift, a compliment, or an act of kindness.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'Gifts And Voluntary Exchange'.

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