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given the word

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

Meaning of give the word

Verb

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

  1. To communicate or signal to another that an action or event is allowed to commence or should be commenced, usually but not necessarily by linguistic communication.
    • We can't start the project until the boss has given us the word.
    Synonyms:
    say the word

Questions about given the word

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

Words near given the word in the dictionary

  1. given the lie to
  2. given the royal treatment
  3. given the sack
  4. given the stem
  5. given the time of day
  6. given the word
  7. given thought
  8. given time
  9. given to
  10. given toco
  11. given tongue

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