"give it to someone" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gives it to someone [present, singular, third-person], giving it to someone [participle, present], gave it to someone [past], given it to someone [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> it to someone}} give it to someone (third-person singular simple present gives it to someone, present participle giving it to someone, simple past gave it to someone, past participle given it to someone)
  1. (colloquial) To beat up or punish someone. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-give_it_to_someone-en-verb-5KmKaJ0r Categories (other): English terms with placeholder "it" Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 22 34 37 7
  2. (colloquial) To put up a good fight against someone. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-give_it_to_someone-en-verb-ywZMwbIc Categories (other): English terms with placeholder "it" Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 22 34 37 7
  3. (colloquial) To have sexual relations with someone. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Sex
    Sense id: en-give_it_to_someone-en-verb-gRkrBKBf Disambiguation of Sex: 3 11 85 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (to), English terms with placeholder "it" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 19 64 3 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (to): 20 26 47 7 Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 22 34 37 7
  4. (colloquial) To give someone credit; to praise someone. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-give_it_to_someone-en-verb-Hyl9KKhT

Download JSON data for give it to someone meaning in English (2.9kB)

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