gave

See also: gavé and gåve

English

Etymology

Old English ġæf, ġeaf.

Pronunciation

• enPR: gāv, IPA^(key): /ɡeɪv/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -eɪv

Verb

gave

1. simple past of give
   • c. 1471, An English Chronicle, 1377-1461:

     there the erl of Dunbar becam his manne, and the kyng yaf him the Counte of Richemunde.

   • 1591, William Shakespeare, King Henry VI, part 1:

     I gaue thee Life, and rescu'd thee from Death.

   • 1815, Jane Austen, Emma:

     The superior degree of confidence towards Harriet, which this one article marked, gave her severe pain.

   • 2011, Bob Woffinden, The Guardian, 31 Jul 2011:

     With the Oxford canal at the bottom of his garden, regular canoeing excursions gave him enormous pleasure.

See also

• given

Anagrams

• EVGA, Vega, vega

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse gjǫf, from Proto-Germanic *gebō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡ̊aːʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aːvə

Noun

gave c (definite singular gaven, indefinite plural gaver, definite plural gaverne)

1. gift, present
2. gift (a talent or natural ability)

Derived terms

• julegave

References

• “gave” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣaːvə/

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch gave, from Old Dutch gāva, from Proto-Germanic *gēbō, ablaut variant of *gebō.

Noun

gave f (plural gaven or gaves, diminutive gavetje n or gaafje n)

1. A gift, donation, present
2. A gift, talent

Synonyms

• (donation): geschenk, gift
• (talent): talent

Verb

gave

1. (deprecated template usage) (archaic) singular past subjunctive of geven

Etymology 2

Adjective

gave

1. (deprecated template usage) Inflected form of gaaf

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French

Verb

gave

1. first-person singular present indicative of gaver
2. third-person singular present indicative of gaver
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of gaver
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of gaver
5. second-person singular imperative of gaver

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

gave f or m (definite singular gava or gaven, indefinite plural gaver, definite plural gavene)

1. a present or gift (something given to someone, e.g. for Christmas or a birthday)
2. a gift (a talent or natural ability)

Synonyms

• presang (sense 1 above)

Derived terms

• bryllupsgave
• gavekort
• julegave

See also

• gåve (Nynorsk)

References

• “gave” in The Bokmål Dictionary.