to give a present

  • 1give a present — index bestow Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2give a present to — present a gift to …

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  • 3present — present1 presentness, n. /prez euhnt/, adj. 1. being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: the present ruler. 2. at this time; at hand; immediate: articles for present use. 3. Gram. a. noting an action or state occurring at the… …

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  • 4present — I pres•ent [[t]ˈprɛz ənt[/t]] adj. 1) being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: the present economic situation[/ex] 2) at this time; at hand; immediate: articles for present use[/ex] 3) gram. of, pertaining to, or being a verb… …

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  • 5give up — phrasal verb Word forms give up : present tense I/you/we/they give up he/she/it gives up present participle giving up past tense gave up past participle given up 1) [transitive] to stop doing something that you do regularly His wife finally… …

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  • 6give away — verb 1. make a gift of (Freq. 3) She gave away her antique furniture • Hypernyms: ↑give, ↑gift, ↑present • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. make known to the publi …

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  • 7give in — phrasal verb Word forms give in : present tense I/you/we/they give in he/she/it gives in present participle giving in past tense gave in past participle given in 1) [intransitive] to stop competing or arguing and accept that you cannot win The… …

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  • 8give back — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms give back : present tense I/you/we/they give back he/she/it gives back present participle giving back past tense gave back past participle given back 1) to give someone something that they owned or had before… …

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  • 9give out — phrasal verb Word forms give out : present tense I/you/we/they give out he/she/it gives out present participle giving out past tense gave out past participle given out 1) a) [transitive] to give something to several people The office gives out… …

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  • 10give over — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms give over : present tense I/you/we/they give over he/she/it gives over present participle giving over past tense gave over past participle given over British informal to stop doing something You… …

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