give against
give against · gives against · gave against · given against · giving against
To attack or assaultTo attack or assault
» Tom gave evidence against me.
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2 senses(transitive)To attack or assault
(obsolete, transitive)To impinge against
Examples
6 sentencesTom gave evidence against me.
No one can be forced to give evidence against himself in court.
Give your argument against going.
deBitte erklären Sie, warum Sie nicht kommen können. — lilygilder
This car wax gives permanent protection against heavy rain.
Man, too, has been given protective devices against extreme temperatures.
Forms
gives against, giving against, gave against, given against| Base form | give against · to give against |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gives against |
| Present participle | giving against |
| Past simple | gave against |
| Past participle | given against |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
11 phrasal verbs- give upздаватися, кидатиTo surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
- give offвидихнути, видихатиTo emit; to produce and send forth; to come across in some manner.
- give outроздавати, роздатиTo utter, publish; to announce, proclaim, report.
- give inпіддаватися, піддатисяTo collapse or fall.
- give backповернути, віддатиTo return, restore (a thing to its original owner or location etc.).
- give awayдарувати, віддаватиTo make a gift of (something).
- give overTo give up, hand over, surrender (something).
- give intoTo give in to.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle