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gives birth

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

Meaning of give birth

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To release live offspring from the body into the environment.
    • It was clear that she was about to give birth.
  2. (transitive) To become the parent of by birthing.
    • She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl.
    Synonyms:
    shit out
  3. (figuratively, idiomatic, transitive, usually) To become the source of.
    • Einstein gave birth to a famous equation relating energy to mass.

Questions about gives birth

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

Words near gives birth in the dictionary

  1. gives away
  2. gives away the farm
  3. gives away the store
  4. gives back
  5. gives battle
  6. gives birth
  7. gives blood
  8. gives brain
  9. gives by
  10. gives chase
  11. gives credit

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