ungive en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + give.
Meanings
- (ambitransitive, obsolete) To yield, relax, slacken, give way or loosen.
- (UK, dialectal, intransitive) To melt; thaw.
-
(transitive) To take back something that had been given.
"Impossible," Vail said. "She's going to work at one of the prestige films at the end of this month. She's already given notice!" "Well apparently she ungave it. [...]"
1994, William Diehl, Primal Fear:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ungave | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| ungiven | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ungiving | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ungives | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
pt desdar (to take back something that had been given)