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gave me

gave me is the simple past of give me.

Meaning of give me

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see give, me.
  2. An expression of strong preference or approbation for a named thing.
    • Give me a quiet evening with a book any time.
  3. A request by a telephone user to be connected with a specified person, number, etc.
    • Give me the president.
  4. (paired with a number) A command to do a given number of repetitions of an exercise (usually push-ups).
    • Drop and give me twenty!

Questions about gave me

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

Words near gave me in the dictionary

  1. gave it to someone
  2. gave it up
  3. gave lie to
  4. gave life to
  5. gave lip
  6. gave me
  7. gave name to
  8. gave neck
  9. gave notice
  10. gave of oneself
  11. gave off

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