gives
/ɡɪvz/
gives is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give.
gives is the plural of give.
Meaning of give
Verb
give (third-person singular simple present gives, present participle giving, simple past gave, past participle given)
- To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
- I gave him my coat.
- To make a present or gift of.
- I'm going to give my wife a necklace for her birthday.
- To pledge.
- I gave him my word that I'd protect his children.
- To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford.
- I gave them permission to miss tomorrow's class.
- To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in (the specified person, or the target, audience, etc.).
- It gives me a lot of pleasure to be here tonight.
- To give off (a certain vibe or appearance). (Compare giving.)
- it's giving old Hollywood (vibes)
Phrases with gives
- gives by
- gives in
- gives me
- gives up
- gives dap
- gives ear
- gives hat
- gives lip
- gives off
- gives out
- gives paw
- gives way
168 more phrasesFewer phrases
- gives 110%
- gives away
- gives back
- gives dome
- gives face
- gives head
- gives heed
- gives neck
- gives over
- gives suck
- gives toco
- what gives
- gives a fig
- gives a rip
- gives about
- gives birth
- gives blood
- gives brain
- gives chase
- gives curry
- gives forth
- gives it up
- gives pause
- gives voice
- gives a crap
- gives a damn
- gives a darn
- gives a fuck
- gives a hang
- gives a hoot
- gives a knee
- gives a rats
- gives a shit
- gives battle
- gives credit
- gives ground
- gives notice
- gives the ax
- gives tongue
- gives weight
- gives a light
- gives a shite
- gives against
- gives an inch
- gives life to
- gives name to
- gives pursuit
- gives rise to
- gives the axe
- gives the lie
- gives thought
- gives vent to
- gives it large
- gives it mouth
- gives it socks
- gives the bird
- gives the sack
- gives the stem
- gives the word
- gives what for
- gives a goddamn
- gives one's all
- gives the dirts
- gives the elbow
- gives the floor
- gives two fucks
- gives two shits
- gives a bad name
- gives a monkey's
- gives a tin shit
- gives it the gun
- gives of oneself
- gives one a yell
- gives one's best
- gives one's word
- gives the finger
- gives the lie to
- gives zero fucks
- gives a good damn
- gives a rat's ass
- gives someone one
- gives two squirts
- gives a rat's arse
- gives gray hair to
- gives grey hair to
- gives one's notice
- gives oneself airs
- gives someone five
- gives someone goss
- gives someone hell
- gives someone line
- gives someone wood
- gives up the ghost
- gives a flying fuck
- gives a flying shit
- gives away the farm
- gives it some welly
- gives it to someone
- gives somebody time
- gives someone beans
- gives someone grief
- gives someone Jesse
- gives the game away
- gives a good goddamn
- gives a sneck posset
- gives away the store
- gives one the mitten
- gives one's left nut
- gives someone a hand
- gives someone a lift
- gives someone a ring
- gives someone Jessie
- gives something a go
- gives one enough rope
- gives one's right arm
- gives someone a break
- gives someone a shout
- gives someone his hat
- gives someone the air
- gives someone the arm
- gives someone the bag
- gives someone the eye
- gives something a try
- gives the time of day
- gives someone the boot
- gives someone the slip
- gives someone the time
- gives someone what for
- gives someone what-for
- gives something a miss
- gives something a shot
- gives someone an earful
- gives someone gray hair
- gives someone grey hair
- gives someone his gruel
- gives someone the chair
- gives someone the gears
- gives someone the shits
- gives something a whirl
- gives the devil his due
- gives it one's best shot
- gives one's head a shake
- gives someone ass cancer
- gives someone the creeps
- gives as good as one gets
- gives someone a hard time
- gives someone butt cancer
- gives someone their cards
- gives the royal treatment
- gives two squirts of piss
- gives someone the business
- gives someone the heave-ho
- gives someone a bloody nose
- gives someone a speaking to
- gives someone Hail Columbia
- gives someone the brush-off
- gives someone the runaround
- gives someone their flowers
- gives someone to understand
- gives someone the old heave-ho
- gives a good account of oneself
- gives someone the cold shoulder
- gives something up as a bad job
- gives one the lie in one's throat
- gives someone a piece of one's mind
- gives someone something to think about
- when life gives you lemons, make lemonade
- gives with one hand and takes away with the other
Words that rhyme with gives
Questions about gives
- What is gives the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Gives is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give.
- How do you pronounce gives?
- Gives is pronounced /ɡɪvz/.
Words near gives in the dictionary
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