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given someone grief

given someone grief is the past participle of give someone grief.

Meaning of give someone grief

Verb

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

  1. To cause pain to someone.
    • Her elbow has been giving her grief.
  2. (idiomatic) To hassle or abuse someone.
    • Fred was giving me grief over the money I owed him.

Questions about given someone grief

What is given someone grief the past participle of?
Given someone grief is the past participle of give someone grief.

Words near given someone grief in the dictionary

  1. given someone butt cancer
  2. given someone five
  3. given someone goss
  4. given someone gray hair
  5. given someone grey hair
  6. given someone grief
  7. given someone Hail Columbia
  8. given someone hell
  9. given someone his gruel
  10. given someone his hat
  11. given someone Jesse

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