"ungive" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: ungives [present, singular, third-person], ungiving [participle, present], ungave [past], ungiven [participle, past]
Etymology: From un- + give. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|give}} un- + give Head templates: {{en-verb|ungives|ungiving|ungave|ungiven}} ungive (third-person singular simple present ungives, present participle ungiving, simple past ungave, past participle ungiven)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To yield; relax; slacken; give way; loosen. Tags: intransitive, obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-ungive-en-verb-gyhYhWQN
  2. (intransitive, UK dialectal) To melt; thaw. Tags: UK, dialectal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-ungive-en-verb-BpAGCKhi Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 68 18 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 22 48 29
  3. (transitive) To take back something that had been given. Tags: transitive Translations (to take back something that had been given): desdar (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-ungive-en-verb-n3r2ZmTS Disambiguation of 'to take back something that had been given': 3 1 95

Inflected forms

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