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gives a light

gives a light is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give a light.

Meaning of give a light

Verb

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

  1. (Ireland, UK, idiomatic, slang) To care.
    • I don't think I ever heard / A single little civil word from those guys / But you know I don't give a light1976, Brian May, “Tie Your Mother Down”, in A Day at the Races, performed by Queen
    Synonyms:
    becare, bother, care, concern oneself, heed, mind, reck, trouble oneself, worry

Questions about gives a light

What is gives a light the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gives a light is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give a light.

Words near gives a light in the dictionary

  1. gives a good damn
  2. gives a good goddamn
  3. gives a hang
  4. gives a hoot
  5. gives a knee
  6. gives a light
  7. gives a monkey's
  8. gives a rat's arse
  9. gives a rat's ass
  10. gives a rats
  11. gives a rip

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