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given the floor

given the floor is the past participle of give the floor.

Meaning of give the floor

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.

Questions about given the floor

What is given the floor the past participle of?
Given the floor is the past participle of give the floor.

Words near given the floor in the dictionary

  1. given the bird
  2. given the devil his due
  3. given the dirts
  4. given the elbow
  5. given the finger
  6. given the floor
  7. given the game away
  8. given the lie
  9. given the lie to
  10. given the royal treatment
  11. given the sack

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