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gave someone a ring

gave someone a ring is the simple past of give someone a ring.

Meaning of give someone a ring

Verb (1)

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

  1. Become engaged.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see give, ring.

Verb (2)

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

  1. (idiomatic) To place a telephone call to someone.

Questions about gave someone a ring

What is gave someone a ring the simple past of?
Gave someone a ring is the simple past of give someone a ring.

Words near gave someone a ring in the dictionary

  1. gave someone a break
  2. gave someone a hand
  3. gave someone a hard time
  4. gave someone a lift
  5. gave someone a piece of one's mind
  6. gave someone a ring
  7. gave someone a shout
  8. gave someone a speaking to
  9. gave someone an earful
  10. gave someone ass cancer
  11. gave someone beans

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