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give about

give about verb: to distribute or circulate something.

Verb

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

  1. to distribute or circulate something
  2. to spread a rumour
  3. (obsolete) to encompass or surround something

Forms of give about

third-person singular presentgives about
present participlegiving about
pastgave about
past participlegiven about

Origin of give about

(to surround): Calque of Latin circumdō (“to surround”), which is formed from circum- (“around, about”) + dō (“give”).

Questions about give about

What does give about mean?
Give about means to distribute or circulate something.
What part of speech is give about?
Give about is a verb.
What is the past tense of give about?
The past tense of give about is gave about.

Words near give about in the dictionary

  1. give a stuff
  2. give a tin shit
  3. give a tinker's cuss
  4. give a tinker's damn
  5. give a toss
  6. give about
  7. give against
  8. give ale
  9. give ales
  10. give an eye-tooth
  11. give an inch

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