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gives the stem

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

Meaning of give the stem

Verb

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

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To ram with a ship.

Questions about gives the stem

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

Words near gives the stem in the dictionary

  1. gives the game away
  2. gives the lie
  3. gives the lie to
  4. gives the royal treatment
  5. gives the sack
  6. gives the stem
  7. gives the time of day
  8. gives the word
  9. gives thought
  10. gives toco
  11. gives tongue

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