"give a light" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-give a light.ogg [Australia] Forms: gives a light [present, singular, third-person], giving a light [participle, present], gave a light [past], given a light [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> a light}} give a light (third-person singular simple present gives a light, present participle giving a light, simple past gave a light, past participle given a light)
  1. (British, Ireland, idiomatic, slang) To care. Tags: British, Ireland, idiomatic, slang Synonyms: care

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