# gave

Pronunciation: say "GAYV" /ɡeɪv/

## Verb

1. Past tense of give. — simple past of give
   - Simple: Past tense of give. Use it for the past.
   - _The committee gave its approval after a long debate._
   - _He gave a short speech at the retirement ceremony._
2. Past participle of give. Nonstandard; the standard form is given. *(nonstandard)* — past participle of give
   - Simple: Past participle of give. This is nonstandard: in standard English, say "given".
   - _He had gave away most of his savings by the time anyone noticed._
   - _We should have gave them more warning about the change._

## Origin

The past tense of "give," from Middle English gaf, yaf, ȝaf, from Old English ġæf, ġeaf.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/gave (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).