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givest

verb, old form used with thou

«givest» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Early Modern English

Meaning

«givest» means «you give», a form of «give»: To give is to let someone have something of yours: give a present. tree →

Then and now

Only the ending is old: -est or -st was the ending used with thou, which today is you with no ending: «thou givest» = «you give».

Examples

Thou givest nothing, and thou hearest nothing"--and, leaping from his seat, he took up a club and began beating the sack till he had knocked a hole in the wall, and beaten the sack to bits. (Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales) tree →

Note

Today: you give.

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