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give thought

give thought verb: to consider, think about, or evaluate (something or someone).

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To consider, think about, or evaluate (something or someone).
    • Have you considered an annuity? Give it some thought and let me know what you decide.
    • I've been giving it a lot of thought lately, and I've decided to stop buying eggs that fail to earn the "certified humane" label.

Forms of give thought

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

Questions about give thought

What does give thought mean?
Give thought means to consider, think about, or evaluate (something or someone).
What part of speech is give thought?
Give thought is a verb.
What is the past tense of give thought?
The past tense of give thought is gave thought.

Words near give thought in the dictionary

  1. give the store away
  2. give the time of day
  3. give the word
  4. give them an inch and they'll take a mile
  5. give them an inch and they'll take an ell
  6. give thought
  7. give toco
  8. give tongue
  9. give two fucks
  10. give two hoots
  11. give two shits

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