giving someone the time
giving someone the time is the present participle and gerund of give someone the time.
Meaning of give someone the time
Verb
give someone the time (third-person singular simple present gives someone the time, present participle giving someone the time, simple past gave someone the time, past participle given someone the time)
- To have sexual intercourse with.
- I don’t think he gave that girl the time that night—but damn near. Damn near.1951 July 16, J[erome] D[avid] Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →OCLC, page 64
- Synonyms:
- Formal terms, bed, coit, coitize, dight, enjoy, feague, go in unto, go to bed with, have
Questions about giving someone the time
- What is giving someone the time the present participle and gerund of?
- Giving someone the time is the present participle and gerund of give someone the time.
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