"give somebody time" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gives somebody time [present, singular, third-person], giving somebody time [participle, present], gave somebody time [past], given somebody time [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> somebody time}} give somebody time (third-person singular simple present gives somebody time, present participle giving somebody time, simple past gave somebody time, past participle given somebody time)
  1. (idiomatic, dated) To grant an individual a sufficient amount of time to modify his or her viewpoint or attitude. Tags: dated, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-give_somebody_time-en-verb-yJN2onwg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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