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givin

v.
C1 Advanced givin

v. to give something to someone. This is a very casual way to say 'giving' and is mostly used in spoken English.

v. to give something to another person or entity. This form is a non-standard contraction of 'giving' and is restricted to informal or dialectal speech.


SIMPLE

He is givin me a hard time today.

CONTEXTUAL

The old man was givin his grandkids a hard time about their messy room.

COMPLEX

While the formal contract was being drafted, the two parties were givin each other a hard time over the exact wording of the final clause.

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