gave

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
  2. verb be the cause or source of
  3. verb transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody

Etymology

From Middle English gaf, yaf, ȝaf, from Old English ġæf, ġeaf.

Synonyms

give

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