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gives

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    Definition of gives in English Dictionary

  • VerbBFgivePRgivingPTgavePPgiven
    1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of give.
    2. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • Our cat always gives the vacuum cleaner a wide berth.
        • In a few minutes, we'll be on the air giving a live broadcast.
        • The old description of her departed predecessor, " a Yankee cheese-box on a raft," will give one a better idea of her external appearance than any chapter which could be written.
      2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
        • Give my regards to your brother when you next see him.
        • Give her time, and she may come around and see things your way.
        • Given that the expression of this gene is not restricted to neoblasts, its role can also be important in committed cells.
      3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
        • A new semisymmetrization functor, which maps the category of quasigroups with homotopies to the category of semisymmetric quasigroups with homomorphisms is given.
        • He may be your brother but he botches every job he's given.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Verbs
        • Verb forms
          • Verb singular forms
            • Third-person singular forms
      Related Links:
      1. en givest
      2. en gives in
      3. en gives up
      4. en gives way
      5. en gives off
      Source: Wiktionary
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      Grammatically, this word "gives" is a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
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