give someone time in English

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

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

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        "To grant an individual a sufficient amount of time to modify his or her viewpoint or attitude."
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        "(idiomatic, dated) To grant an individual a sufficient amount of time to modify his or her viewpoint or attitude."
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    {
      "form": "gives somebody time",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gave somebody time",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "given somebody time",
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      ]
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"give someone time" meaning in English

Verb