give the floor

English

Verb

give the floor (third-person singular simple present gives the floor, present participle giving the floor, simple past gave the floor, past participle given the floor)

1. (figuratively) To give permission or time to speak at a public meeting.

Related terms

• take the floor
• have the floor

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: het woord geven
• Finnish: antaa puheenvuoro
• French: céder la parole, donner la parole, passer la parole
• German: das Wort erteilen
• Polish: oddawać głos impf, oddać głos pf
• Portuguese: dar a palavra (pt)