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gave birth

gave birth is the simple past of give birth.

Meaning of give birth

Verb

give birth (third-person singular simple present gives birth, present participle giving birth, simple past gave birth, past participle given birth)

  1. (intransitive) To release live offspring from the body into the environment.
    • It was clear that she was about to give birth.
  2. (transitive) To become the parent of by birthing.
    • She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl.
    Synonyms:
    shit out
  3. (figuratively, idiomatic, transitive, usually) To become the source of.
    • Einstein gave birth to a famous equation relating energy to mass.

Questions about gave birth

What is gave birth the simple past of?
Gave birth is the simple past of give birth.

Words near gave birth in the dictionary

  1. gave away
  2. gave away the farm
  3. gave away the store
  4. gave back
  5. gave battle
  6. gave birth
  7. gave blood
  8. gave brain
  9. gave by
  10. gave chase
  11. gave credit

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