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give someone five

give someone five verb: to slap someone's hand in greeting or celebration.

Verb

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

  1. To slap someone's hand in greeting or celebration.

Synonyms of give someone five

Forms of give someone five

third-person singular presentgives someone five
present participlegiving someone five
pastgave someone five
past participlegiven someone five

Questions about give someone five

What does give someone five mean?
Give someone five means to slap someone's hand in greeting or celebration.
What part of speech is give someone five?
Give someone five is a verb.
What is the past tense of give someone five?
The past tense of give someone five is gave someone five.

Words near give someone five in the dictionary

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  4. give someone enough rope
  5. give someone enough rope and they'll hang themself
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  7. give someone goss
  8. give someone gray hair
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  10. give someone grief
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