Meaning

3 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To honor; to pay respect.

  2. (idiomatic, slang)To perform cunnilingus.

  3. To confront.

Origin

First used in the late 19th century (most likely in the colonial Hong Kong), a calque of d

First used in the late 19th century (most likely in the colonial Hong Kong), a calque of dialectal Cantonese 畀面 (bei2 min2).

Compare give head.

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Forms

gives face, giving face, gave face, given face
Base formgive face · to give face
3rd person singulargives face
Present participlegiving face
Past simplegave face
Past participlegiven face

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygive face
he, she, itgives face

Past simpleLesson

all personsgave face

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave given face
he, she, ithas given face

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill give face

Word family

1 related words
Relatedsave face

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gitgiveA1giveawayB2givenA2
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