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give against

give against verb: to attack or assault.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to attack or assault
  2. (obsolete, transitive) to impinge against

Forms of give against

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

Questions about give against

What does give against mean?
Give against means to attack or assault.
What part of speech is give against?
Give against is a verb.
What is the past tense of give against?
The past tense of give against is gave against.

Words near give against in the dictionary

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

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