give one's daughter away in English

Forms: gives one's daughter away [present, singular, third-person], giving one's daughter away [participle, present], gave one's daughter away [past], given one's daughter away [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> one's daughter away}} give one's daughter away (third-person singular simple present gives one's daughter away, present participle giving one's daughter away, simple past gave one's daughter away, past participle given one's daughter away)

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    {
      "form": "gives one's daughter away",
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"give one's daughter away" meaning in English

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