1 ) ?what gives
informal
—used to ask the reason for something
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?You've been acting weird all week. What gives
2 ) What gives is defined as something you ask when you aren't sure why someone is doing something or acting a certain way. An example of when to say "what gives" is when your friend promised you the extra concert ticket but then decided at the last minute to give it to a different friend for no reason
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3 ) what gives
It means like, What is going on?
e. g. ?Why you doing that
e. g. ?Like, dude, What gives
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4 ) What gives?
informal What is going on? What is the problem or issue?
Hey, what gives? My computer just shut off on its own!
OK, what gives, Sarah? You've been in a foul mood all day
5 ) What gives?
Inf. What happened?; What went wrong?; What's the problem? Bill: Hi, you guys. What gives? Bob: Nothing, just a little misunderstanding. Tom's a little angry. Bob: Where's my wallet? What gives? Tom: I think one of those roughnecks who just walked by us has borrowed it for a little while
6 ) what gives? what's the news?; what's happening? ( often used as a friendly greeting ) . informal
what ˈgives? ( spoken, informal ) what is happening?; what is the news?: I haven’t seen you for a few weeks! What gives?
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