Gave

/ɡeɪv/

दिया (देना का भूतकाल)

Origin & History

From Old English giefan (“to give”), from Proto-Germanic *gebanan; related to German geben and Dutch geven. “Gave” is the strong past-tense form.

यह Old English “giefan” (अर्थ: देना) से आया है, जो Proto-Germanic *gebanan से जुड़ा है; German “geben” और Dutch “geven” से संबंधित। “Gave” इसका strong (अपरिवर्ती) भूतकाल रूप है।

Definition

“Gave” is the simple past form of “give.” It means you handed something to someone, provided help/information, granted permission, caused a result, or contributed time/effort (e.g., “gave a gift,” “gave advice,” “gave him a chance,” “gave me a headache,” “gave time to charity”).

“Gave” क्रिया “give” का भूतकाल (simple past) रूप है। इसका अर्थ है किसी को कुछ देना/सौंपना, सहायता या जानकारी प्रदान करना, अनुमति/अवसर देना, कोई परिणाम उत्पन्न करना, या समय/प्रयास समर्पित करना (जैसे “उपहार दिया,” “सलाह दी,” “उसको मौका दिया,” “मुझे सिरदर्द हो गया,” “दान में समय दिया”)।

Parts of Speech

Verb (past tense of give):
She gave him a book.
उसने उसे एक किताब दी।

Usage Examples

He gave me his phone number.
They gave food to the homeless.
The teacher gave us homework.
Her speech gave me hope.
The news gave him a shock.
The old bridge gave way during the storm.

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Idioms & Phrases

Give and take (gave and took in past contexts)
लेन-देन; समझौता/आपसी रियायत
Give someone a hand (gave someone a hand)
किसी की मदद करना
Give it a try (gave it a try)
कोशिश करना
Give someone a break (gave someone a break)
किसी को राहत/छूट देना; परेशान करना बंद करना
Give way (gave way)
ढह जाना; रास्ता देना