"give someone a lift" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: gives someone a lift [present, singular, third-person], giving someone a lift [participle, present], gave someone a lift [past], given someone a lift [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> someone a lift}} give someone a lift (third-person singular simple present gives someone a lift, present participle giving someone a lift, simple past gave someone a lift, past participle given someone a lift)
  1. To take (someone) in a vehicle
    Sense id: en-give_someone_a_lift-en-verb-u~izAMga Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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