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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

regive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-give
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give again that which has been received as a gift.

Transitive verb

verb

To give back; restore.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English give English regive From re- + give.

Usage

Inflected Forms

regives (present, singular) regiving (participle, present) regave (past) regiven (participle, past)

Questions

What does regive mean?
To give again that which has been received as a gift.
Where does regive come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English give English regive From re- + give.

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