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gave

verb
GAYV/ɡeɪv/

2 meanings of gave

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense of give. Use it for the past.

    She gave her brother the last slice of pizza.

    The kids gave their old toys to the younger children next door.

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  2. 2
    verbnonstandard
    Past participle of give. This is nonstandard: in standard English, say "given".

    I should have gave you a call much sooner.

    They had gave up looking before we even got there.

    Note

gave is a form of give

give, verb: To put something into someone's hands or let them have it. Full entry

Forms
givegives he/she/itgiving -ing formgave past tensegiven past participle
Spelling
give → gave: irregular (no -ed)

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Origin

This is the old past tense of "give." It comes from Old English.