Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gave way

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.18 in modern English

Syllables
gave way
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past of give way

Questions

What does gave way mean?
simple past of give way

How to pronounce gave way

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