give life to in English

Forms: gives life to [present, singular, third-person], giving life to [participle, present], gave life to [past], given life to [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> life to}} give life to (third-person singular simple present gives life to, present participle giving life to, simple past gave life to, past participle given life to)

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      "form": "gives life to",
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        "To render something into active use; to provide an impetus to something."
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        "(idiomatic, dated, obsolete) To render something into active use; to provide an impetus to something."
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    {
      "form": "gives life to",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
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        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "gave life to",
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        "To render something into active use; to provide an impetus to something."
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"give life to" meaning in English

Verb