Meaning

  1. (transitive) to give
  2. (impersonal, intransitive) to have a negative effect
  3. to care about

Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɣeːvə(n)/
Etymology

In summary

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- Proto-Germanic *gebaną Proto-West Germanic *geban Old Dutch gevan Middle Dutch gēven Dutch geven Inherited from Middle Dutch gēven, from Old Dutch gevan, from Proto-West Germanic *geban, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-.

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