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gave the floor

gave the floor is the simple past of give the floor.

Meaning of give the floor

Verb

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

  1. (figuratively) To give permission or time to speak at a public meeting.

Questions about gave the floor

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

Words near gave the floor in the dictionary

  1. gave the bird
  2. gave the devil his due
  3. gave the dirts
  4. gave the elbow
  5. gave the finger
  6. gave the floor
  7. gave the game away
  8. gave the lie
  9. gave the lie to
  10. gave the royal treatment
  11. gave the sack

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