give someone a shout
give someone a shout verb: to contact or get in touch with someone.
Verb
give someone a shout (third-person singular simple present gives someone a shout, present participle giving someone a shout, simple past gave someone a shout, past participle given someone a shout)
- To contact or get in touch with someone.
- Give me a shout next time you're in town.
Forms of give someone a shout
| third-person singular present | gives someone a shout |
|---|---|
| present participle | giving someone a shout |
| past | gave someone a shout |
| past participle | given someone a shout |
Questions about give someone a shout
- What does give someone a shout mean?
- Give someone a shout means to contact or get in touch with someone.
- What part of speech is give someone a shout?
- Give someone a shout is a verb.
- What is the past tense of give someone a shout?
- The past tense of give someone a shout is gave someone a shout.
Words near give someone a shout in the dictionary
- give someone a hard time
- give someone a jingle
- give someone a lift
- give someone a piece of one's mind
- give someone a ring
- give someone a shout
- give someone a speaking to
- give someone an earful
- give someone an inch and he'll take a yard
- give someone an inch and someone will take a mile
- give someone ass cancer
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