gave

[ geyv ]

/ geɪv /

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verb

simple past tense of give.

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How to use gave in a sentence

The cops gave chase and the gunman fired the big revolver twice more.
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Last March they gave Airbus a huge piece of new business, ordering 169 A320s and 65 of the slightly larger A321.
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The End of Gangs By Sam Quinones, Pacific-Standard Los Angeles gave America the modern street gang.
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Stanley Richards, Senior Vice President of the Fortune Society, gave a tour along with a few residents.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

For years, Cuomo gave me a hard time every time we crossed paths about whether I had cuffs or pleats.
President Cuomo Would’ve Been a Lion|Jonathan Alter|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
There he gave orders for the car to be put into running condition for the following morning, and returned to the hotel.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
So far as the right or wrong of having contraband whisky was concerned, I don't think any one gave it a second thought.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Various impulses urged him into a pouring flood of words; yet he gave expression to none of them.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
One adorable smile she gave him, and before he could advance to hold the door for her, she had opened it and passed out.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Some peculiar lines between these contracted brows gave a character of ferocity to this forbidding and sensual face.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

British Dictionary definitions for gave

gave

/ (ɡeɪv) /

verb

the past tense of give

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