give two hoots in English

Audio: En-au-give two hoots.ogg

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

Etymology: See give a hoot. Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> two hoots}} give two hoots (third-person singular simple present gives two hoots, present participle giving two hoots, simple past gave two hoots, past participle given two hoots)

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        "To care about; to place value on something."
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  "etymology_text": "See give a hoot.",
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    {
      "form": "gives two hoots",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
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"give two hoots" meaning in English

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