gave someone the time
gave someone the time is the simple past of give someone the time.
Meaning of give someone the time
Verb
give someone the time (third-person singular simple present gives someone the time, present participle giving someone the time, simple past gave someone the time, past participle given someone the time)
- To have sexual intercourse with.
- I don’t think he gave that girl the time that night—but damn near. Damn near.1951 July 16, J[erome] D[avid] Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →OCLC, page 64
- Synonyms:
- Formal terms, bed, coit, coitize, dight, enjoy, feague, go in unto, go to bed with, have
Questions about gave someone the time
- What is gave someone the time the simple past of?
- Gave someone the time is the simple past of give someone the time.
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