Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gave up

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.22 in modern English

Syllables
gave up
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past of give up

Questions

What does gave up mean?
simple past of give up

How to pronounce gave up

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