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gives the word

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

Meaning of give the word

Verb

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

  1. To communicate or signal to another that an action or event is allowed to commence or should be commenced, usually but not necessarily by linguistic communication.
    • We can't start the project until the boss has given us the word.
    Synonyms:
    say the word

Questions about gives the word

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

Words near gives the word in the dictionary

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

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