give as good as one gets
give as good as one gets · gives as good as one gets · gave as good as one got · given as good as one got · giving as good as one gets
To behave toward others in a manner resembling or commensurate with their behavior…To behave toward others in a manner resembling or commensurate with their behavior towards oneself, especially in a situation where one is insulted or otherwise ill-treated.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To behave toward others in a manner resembling or commensurate with their behavior towards oneself, especially in a situation where one is insulted or otherwise ill-treated.
Translations
2 languagesForms
gives as good as one gets, giving as good as one gets, gave as good as one got, given as good as one got| Base form | give as good as one gets · to give as good as one gets |
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| 3rd person singular | gives as good as one gets |
| Present participle | giving as good as one gets |
| Past simple | gave as good as one got |
| Past participle | given as good as one got |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | give as good as one gets |
| he, she, it | gives as good as one gets |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | gave as good as one got |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have given as good as one got |
| he, she, it | has given as good as one got |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will give as good as one gets |
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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.