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gives in

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

Meaning of give in

Verb

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

  1. To collapse or fall.
    • The roof gave in under the weight of the snow.
    Synonyms:
    cave in, give way
  2. (idiomatic) To relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat.
    • I finally gave in and let him stay up to watch TV.
    Synonyms:
    give up, abandon
  3. To droop the head.

Questions about gives in

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

Words near gives in in the dictionary

  1. gives grey hair to
  2. gives ground
  3. gives hat
  4. gives head
  5. gives heed
  6. gives in
  7. gives it large
  8. gives it mouth
  9. gives it one's best shot
  10. gives it socks
  11. gives it some welly

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gives in (page history and authors); give in (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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