"give one's all" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-give one's all.ogg Forms: gives one's all [present, singular, third-person], giving one's all [participle, present], gave one's all [past], given one's all [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> one's all}} give one's all (third-person singular simple present gives one's all, present participle giving one's all, simple past gave one's all, past participle given one's all)
  1. To make the utmost effort; to contribute, using all of one's abilities and resources. Synonyms (make the utmost effort): empty the tank, go all out, pull out all the stops, do one's utmost Related terms: all in, all out, go all out Translations (make the utmost effort): antaa kaikkensa (Finnish), se donner à fond (French), whakapau kaha (Maori), dawać z siebie wszystko [imperfective] (Polish), dać z siebie wszystko [perfective] (Polish), dar tudo de si (Portuguese), dar o seu melhor (Portuguese), dar el do de pecho (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-give_one's_all-en-verb-T8CgsTAu Categories (other): English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'make the utmost effort': 77 23 Disambiguation of 'make the utmost effort': 77 23
  2. (idiomatic, euphemistic) To lose one's life while making the utmost effort with full commitment. Tags: euphemistic, idiomatic Categories (topical): Death Synonyms (lose one's life): die
    Sense id: en-give_one's_all-en-verb-lVOlZ0wA Disambiguation of Death: 2 98 Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English predicates, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 51 49 Disambiguation of English predicates: 33 67 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of "lose one's life": 18 82

Inflected forms

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