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gives rise to

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

Meaning of give rise to

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To be the origin of; to produce; to result in.
    Synonyms:
    engender, spawn

Questions about gives rise to

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

Words near gives rise to in the dictionary

  1. gives out
  2. gives over
  3. gives pause
  4. gives paw
  5. gives pursuit
  6. gives rise to
  7. gives somebody time
  8. gives someone a bloody nose
  9. gives someone a break
  10. gives someone a hand
  11. gives someone a hard time

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