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Teleostomi Posted 20 years ago
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given to=if?



If you're GIVEN TO taunting, and win a fight with one punch, you might say to your opponent, "You're no fun, you fell right over!"

What exactly is "given to" here? Someone said it means "have a tendency" but I think it means it's just a variation of "if, supposing."
  

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It does mean 'have a tendency'.

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It does mean 'have a tendency'.
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Teleostomi


If you're GIVEN TO taunting, and win a fight with one punch, you might say to your opponent, "You're no fun, you fell right over!"

What exactly is "given to" here? Someone said it means "have a tendency" but I think it means it's just a variation of "if, supposing."

given to = tending toward, inclined to, a
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>variation of "if, supposing."

Not that one.
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