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gives one's all

gives one's all is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give one's all.

Meaning of give one's all

Verb

give one's all (third-person singular simple present gives one's all, present participle giving one's all, simple past gave one's all, past participle given one's all)

  1. To make the utmost effort; to contribute, using all of one's abilities and resources.
    • Near-synonym: give it one's best shot
  2. (euphemistic, idiomatic) To lose one's life while making the utmost effort with full commitment.
    • The Cemeterial Division . . . has taken up the huge task of establishing contact with the mothers or widows of the 30,000 American soldiers who gave their all and whose bodies rest in graves across the sea.1929 April 10, “Plans for War Mothers Pilgrimage Started”, in Rochester Evening Journal and the Post Express, retrieved 18 Jun 2011, page 26
    Synonyms:
    assume room temperature, auger in, be called home, be gathered to one's fathers, be like the the One, be no more, be with Jesus, be with the Lord, bite the big one, bite the biscuit

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Gives one's all is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give one's all.

Words near gives one's all in the dictionary

  1. gives off
  2. gives one a yell
  3. gives one enough rope
  4. gives one the lie in one's throat
  5. gives one the mitten
  6. gives one's all
  7. gives one's best
  8. gives one's head a shake
  9. gives one's left nut
  10. gives one's notice
  11. gives one's right arm

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