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gave in

gave in is the simple past of give in.

Meaning of give in

Verb

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

  1. To collapse or fall.
    • The roof gave in under the weight of the snow.
    Synonyms:
    cave in, give way
  2. (idiomatic) To relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat.
    • I finally gave in and let him stay up to watch TV.
    Synonyms:
    give up, abandon
  3. To droop the head.

Questions about gave in

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

Words near gave in in the dictionary

  1. gave grey hair to
  2. gave ground
  3. gave hat
  4. gave head
  5. gave heed
  6. gave in
  7. gave it a rest
  8. gave it large
  9. gave it mouth
  10. gave it one's best shot
  11. gave it socks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gave in (page history and authors); give in (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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