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give the floor

give the floor verb: to give permission or time to speak at a public meeting.

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.

Forms of give the floor

third-person singular presentgives the floor
present participlegiving the floor
pastgave the floor
past participlegiven the floor

Questions about give the floor

What does give the floor mean?
Give the floor means to give permission or time to speak at a public meeting.
What part of speech is give the floor?
Give the floor is a verb.
What is the past tense of give the floor?
The past tense of give the floor is gave the floor.

Words near give the floor in the dictionary

  1. give the devil his due
  2. give the dirts
  3. give the elbow
  4. give the finger
  5. give the fingers
  6. give the floor
  7. give the game away
  8. give the go-by
  9. give the lie
  10. give the lie to
  11. give the mitten to

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