Gave - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɡeɪv|  American pronunciation of the word gave
Brit.  |ɡeɪv|  British pronunciation of the word gave
- this word is a past tense form of the irregular verbto give

verb

- simple past tense of give

Extra examples

We gave her flowers for her birthday.

They gave five dollars for the picture.

She gave the porter a dollar for carrying her suitcase.

He gave his old car away for two thousand dollars.

The doctor gave him some cough medicine.

The court gave him six months hard labour.

She gave them the cottage for a week.

He gave me the keys for safekeeping.

He gave it into the custody of his son-in-law.

He gave himself to the job with tremendous enthusiasm.

She gave largely to hospitals and churches.

He gave away most of his income.

They gave us first prize.

Then the old teacher gave away the prizes.

A daily newspaper gave a head-lined account of the speech.

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