Usually means: Acknowledge or pay attention to.
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General (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. give (someone) the time of day, give the time of day: Merriam-Webster
  2. give the time of day: Wiktionary
  3. give the time of day: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. give the time of day: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. give the time of day: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. give the time of day: Medical dictionary

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  1. give the time of day: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (give the time of day)

verb:  (idiomatic) To acknowledge someone; to give someone respect or attention; to tip one's hat.
verb:  (idiomatic, in the negative) To not acknowledge someone; to snub someone; to disrespect someone; to ignore someone.
verb:  (literally, dated) To tell someone the time of day by looking at one's wristwatch, etc.

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