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gave someone five

gave someone five is the simple past of give someone five.

Meaning of give someone five

Verb

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

  1. To slap someone's hand in greeting or celebration.

Questions about gave someone five

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

Words near gave someone five in the dictionary

  1. gave someone a speaking to
  2. gave someone an earful
  3. gave someone ass cancer
  4. gave someone beans
  5. gave someone butt cancer
  6. gave someone five
  7. gave someone goss
  8. gave someone gray hair
  9. gave someone grey hair
  10. gave someone grief
  11. gave someone Hail Columbia

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