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gives about

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

Meaning of give about

Verb

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

  1. to distribute or circulate something
  2. to spread a rumour
  3. (obsolete) to encompass or surround something

Questions about gives about

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

Words near gives about in the dictionary

  1. gives a rip
  2. gives a shit
  3. gives a shite
  4. gives a sneck posset
  5. gives a tin shit
  6. gives about
  7. gives against
  8. gives an inch
  9. gives as good as one gets
  10. gives away
  11. gives away the farm

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