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gives someone a ring

gives someone a ring is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give someone a ring.

Meaning of give someone a ring

Verb (1)

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

  1. Become engaged.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see give, ring.

Verb (2)

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

  1. (idiomatic) To place a telephone call to someone.

Questions about gives someone a ring

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

Words near gives someone a ring in the dictionary

  1. gives someone a break
  2. gives someone a hand
  3. gives someone a hard time
  4. gives someone a lift
  5. gives someone a piece of one's mind
  6. gives someone a ring
  7. gives someone a shout
  8. gives someone a speaking to
  9. gives someone an earful
  10. gives someone ass cancer
  11. gives someone beans

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