Gave vs Sold - What's the difference?
gave | sold |
(give)
* c. 1471 , An English Chronicle, 1377-1461 :
* 1591 , (William Shakespeare), King Henry VI, part 1 :
* 1815 , (Jane Austen), Emma :
* 2011 , Bob Woffinden, (The Guardian) , 31 Jul 2011:
(sell)
As nouns the difference between gave and sold
is that gave is a (something given to someone, eg for christmas or a birthday ) while sold is income of a soldier, conscripts in military or other national service, and certain other professions.gave
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Verb
(head)- there the erl of Dunbar becam his manne, and the kyng yaf him the Counte of Richemunde.
- I gaue thee Life, and rescu'd thee from Death.
- The superior degree of confidence towards Harriet, which this one article marked, gave her severe pain.
- With the Oxford canal at the bottom of his garden, regular canoeing excursions gave him enormous pleasure.
