verb · irregular · transitive · common

give the lie to

give the lie to · gives the lie to · gave the lie to · given the lie to · giving the lie to

заперечувати, суперечити

противоречить, перечить

widersprechen

To reveal or prove to be falseTo reveal or prove (something) to be false; to refute.

» Who did you give it to?

Wem hast du es gegeben? — tokre

Wem habt ihr es gegeben? — Luiaard

Wem haben Sie es gegeben? — Luiaard

Кому ты его дал? — Selena777

Кому ты её дал? — Selena777

Кому ты его отдал? — odexed

Кому ты это дал? — marafon

Кому вы это дали? — marafon

Кому вы его дали? — marafon

Кому вы её дали? — marafon

Кому ти це дав? — deniko

Кому ти його дав? — deniko

Кому ти її дав? — deniko

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Meaning

1 senses

(idiomatic)To reveal or prove (something) to be false; to refute.
They found plenty of emails that gave the lie to his assertion that he didn't know about the incident.

Examples

4382 sentences

Who did you give it to?
Кому ти це дав? — deniko
ruКому ты его дал? — Selena777
deWem hast du es gegeben? — tokre
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Please give me something to eat.
Будь ласка, дай мені щось попоїсти. — deniko
ruПожалуйста, дайте мне что-нибудь поесть. — sharptoothed
deGib mir bitte etwas zu essen! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Give me something to write with.
Дай мені щось, чим писати. — deniko
ruДай мне что-нибудь, чем писать. — Hellerick
deBitte leih mir was zu schreiben. — xtofu80
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Give me something to write on.
Дай мені щось, на чому можна було би писати. — deniko
ruДай мне что-нибудь, на чём можно писать. — ae5s
deGib mir etwas, worauf ich schreiben kann. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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The doctor gave it to her.
Лікар дав його їй. — deniko
ruДоктор дал ей это. — fjay69
deDer Arzt hat ihr das gegeben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Translations

2 languages

Forms

gives the lie to, giving the lie to, gave the lie to, given the lie to

Base form	give the lie to · to give the lie to
3rd person singular	gives the lie to
Present participle	giving the lie to
Past simple	gave the lie to
Past participle	given the lie to

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	give the lie to
he, she, it	gives the lie to

Past simpleLesson

all persons

gave the lie to

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have given the lie to
he, she, it	has given the lie to

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will give the lie to

Synonyms

6 synonyms

contradictB2 give lie to put the lie to put lie to put to lie belie

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