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gives me

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

Meaning of give me

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see give, me.
  2. An expression of strong preference or approbation for a named thing.
    • Give me a quiet evening with a book any time.
  3. A request by a telephone user to be connected with a specified person, number, etc.
    • Give me the president.
  4. (paired with a number) A command to do a given number of repetitions of an exercise (usually push-ups).
    • Drop and give me twenty!

Questions about gives me

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

Words near gives me in the dictionary

  1. gives it the gun
  2. gives it to someone
  3. gives it up
  4. gives life to
  5. gives lip
  6. gives me
  7. gives name to
  8. gives neck
  9. gives notice
  10. gives of oneself
  11. gives off

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