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give
[giv]
verb (used with object)
to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow.
to give a birthday present to someone.
Antonyms: receiveto hand to someone.
Give me that plate, please.
to place in someone's care.
If you give me your coat, I'll put it in the closet.
to grant (permission, opportunity, etc.) to someone.
Give me a chance.
to impart or communicate.
to give advice; to give a cold to someone.
to set forth or show; present; offer.
He gave no reason for his lateness.
to pay or transfer possession to another in exchange for something.
They gave five dollars for the picture. He gave me the car for $800.
to furnish, provide, or proffer.
to give evidence; Let me give you my umbrella before you go out in this rain.
to provide as an entertainment or social function.
to give a New Year's Eve party.
to deal or administer.
to give a blow to someone; to give medicine to a patient.
to put forth, emit, or utter; issue.
to give a cry; to give a command.
to assign or admit as a basis of calculation or reasoning (usually used passively).
These facts being given, the argument makes sense.
to produce, yield, or afford.
to give good results; 9 × 8 gives 72; The hen gave six eggs a week.
to make, do, or perform.
to give a start; to give a lurch.
to perform or present publicly.
to give a play; to give a concert.
to cause; be responsible for (usually followed by an infinitive).
They gave me to understand that you would be there.
to care about something to the value or extent of (something fanciful).
I don't give a hoot about his opinion.
to relinquish or sacrifice.
to give one's life for a cause.
to convey or transmit.
Give Aunt Betty my love.
to assign or allot.
Give every man a full ration of biscuits. They gave him the name of “Joseph.”
to bestow (the object of one's choice) upon, as if by providence.
Give me the wide open spaces anytime.
to be connected with, as by a telephone operator.
Give me 235-7522.
to present to an audience, as an entertainer, speaker, or act.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the governor of Texas.
to attribute or ascribe.
to give the devil his due; After long study the critic gave the unsigned work to a minor impressionist.
to cause or occasion.
She gives me a pain in the neck.
to apply fully or freely.
He gives his free time to golf.
to award by verdict or after consideration.
A decision was given for the defendant.
to inflict as a punishment on another; punish by; impose a sentence of.
The judge gave him five years.
to pledge, offer as a pledge, or execute and deliver.
He gave her his promise. Can you give bond?
to propose as the subject of a toast (followed by an indirect object).
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you our country.
to bear to a man; deliver (followed by an indirect object).
She gave him a beautiful baby boy.
to sire upon a woman; father (followed by an indirect object).
He gave her two children in the first five years of marriage.
to concede or grant, as a point in an argument.
verb (used without object)
to make a gift or gifts; contribute.
to give to the United Way.
to yield somewhat, as to influence or force; compromise.
We can't negotiate until each side is willing to give on some points.
to yield somewhat when subjected to weight, force, pressure, etc..
A horsehair mattress doesn't give much.
to collapse; break down; fall apart; fail.
The antique chair gave when I sat on it.
to be warm and open in relationships with other persons.
a withdrawn person who doesn't know how to give.
Informal., to divulge information.
Okay now, give! What happened?
to afford a view or passage; face, open, or lead (usually followed by on, onto, etc.).
The window gives on the sea. This door gives onto the hallway.
noun
the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
verb phrase
give out
to send out; emit.
to make public; announce.
to distribute; issue.
to become exhausted.
to become used up; fail.
The fuel gave out.
to do or express something, especially unrestrainedly or easily.
to give out with a song.
give birth to., birth.
give over
to put into the care of; transfer.
She gave over all her property to her daughter.
to put an end to; stop.
They will never give over their impossible dreams.
to indulge in without restraint.
She gave herself over to tears.
to devote to a specified activity.
The day was given over to relaxing in the sun.
give in
to acknowledge defeat; yield.
to hand in; deliver.
Please give in your timecards.
give away
to give as a present; bestow.
to present (the bride) to the bridegroom in a marriage ceremony.
to expose or betray (a person).
to reveal (a confidence or secret, hidden motives, true feelings, etc.).
That remark gave away his real feelings.
give of, to devote or contribute generously of.
to give of oneself; to give of one's abundance.
give off, to put forth; emit.
The gardenia gives off a very strong fragrance.
give up
to abandon hope; despair.
to desist from; renounce.
to give up smoking.
to surrender; relinquish.
to devote (oneself ) entirely to.
She gave herself up to her job and seldom saw her old friends.
South Midland U.S., to consider; deem.
She's given up to be the kindest woman around here.
give back, to return (something), as to its owner; restore.
You haven't given back the books you borrowed from me.
give
/ ɡɪv /
verb
(also intr) to present or deliver voluntarily (something that is one's own) to the permanent possession of another or others
(often foll by for) to transfer (something that is one's own, esp money) to the possession of another as part of an exchange
to give fifty pounds for a painting
to place in the temporary possession of another
I gave him my watch while I went swimming
to grant, provide, or bestow
give me some advice
to administer
to give a reprimand
to award or attribute
to give blame, praise, etc
to be a source of
he gives no trouble
to impart or communicate
to give news
give a person a cold
to utter or emit
to give a shout
to perform, make, or do
the car gave a jolt and stopped
to sacrifice or devote
he gave his life for his country
to surrender
to give place to others
to concede or yield
I will give you this game
informal, (intr) to happen
what gives?
(often foll by to) to cause; lead
she gave me to believe that she would come
(foll by for) to value (something) at
I don't give anything for his promises
to perform or present as an entertainment
to give a play
to propose as a toast
I give you the Queen
(intr) to yield or break under force or pressure
this surface will give if you sit on it
his courage will never give
to respond to verbal or bodily blows to at least an equal extent as those received
to commence fighting
(often foll by to)
to bear (offspring)
to produce, originate, or create (an idea, plan, etc)
slang, to greet or congratulate someone by slapping raised hands
to draw back or retreat
slang, to applaud someone
slang, to have sex with someone
to be the cause of
informal, I prefer
give me hot weather any day!
plus or minus
three thousand people came, give or take a few hundred
See way
informal, to punish or reprimand a person severely
noun
a tendency to yield under pressure; resilience
there's bound to be some give in a long plank
there is no give in his moral views
Other Word Forms
- givable adjective
- giveable adjective
- giver noun
- nongiving adjective
- regive verb
- self-giving adjective
- ungiveable adjective
- ungiving adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of give1
Word History and Origins
Origin of give1
Idioms and Phrases
give and take,
to compromise in order to cooperate.
A willingness to give and take is important for success in marriage.
to exchange ideas.
an informal meeting in which there would be opportunities to give and take.
give or take, plus or minus a specified amount; more or less.
It will cost $20, give or take a dollar or two.
give rise to. rise.
give way. way.
give battle. battle.
give it to, to reprimand or punish.
His father really gave it to him for coming home so late.
give ground, to yield before superior force, as of arms or of reasoning.
More idioms and phrases containing give
- Indian giver
- get
- hard time (give someone a)
- have
- never give a sucker an even break
- not care (give) a rap
- not give someone the time of day
- what's cooking (gives)
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The project is expected to remove hundreds of vehicles from Sepulveda Boulevard traffic at any given time once it is completed.
"We gave them everything over and over again, more and more and more and nobody is satisfied."
That staggering scene alone could render this a career-best performance for O’Brien given its vulnerability.
They’re a captivating trio that one wishes had been given more challenging connective tissue than the loose narrative grid of “Love, Brooklyn.”
Her speech gave a number of headline policy pledges, and said that Wales had suffered "26 years of languishing on the bottom of every league table".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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