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Meaning of gives | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2 Standard
[ˈɡ̊iˀs]

Definitions

  1. passive of give
    form-of, passive
  2. exist, be present
    archaic

Examples

“Massagen er kendetegnet ved at være rytmisk, gives altid uden på tøjet og har således ikke samme formål som den klassiske massage (9).”

The massage is characterized by being rhythmical, is always given over the clothes and thus does not have the same purpose as the classical massage (9).

“Der gives altid en eneste moralsk rigtig handling i enhver situation.”

There always exists one singular morally right act in any situation.

“I mange af Ungarns Egne gives altid en Mængde Stratenrøvere, som gjøre Landeveiene usikkre og ikke blot fratage de Reisende deres Penge og Alt, hvad de føre med sig, men ogsaa hyppigen Livet; ...”

In many of the areas of Hungary, there are always many highway robbers which make the country roads unsafe and not only rob the travellers of their money and everything they bring with them, but also, frequently, their life; ...

“Der gives altid en elementær magt mellem mennesker, der ikke lader sig objektivt konstatere.”

There always exists an elementary power between humans, which may not be objectively ascertained.

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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