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Definition of 'GIVE'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) give
to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation:
to give a birthday present to someone.

2.  give
to hand to someone:
Give me that plate, please.

3.  give
to place in someone's care:
I gave the folders to your assistant.

4.  give
to grant (permission, opportunity, etc.) to someone:
Give me a chance.

5.  give
to impart or communicate:
to give advice; to give a cold to someone.

6.  give
to set forth or show; present; offer:
to give no reason for one's actions.

7.  give
to pay or transfer possession to another in exchange for something:
They gave five dollars for the picture.

8.  give
to furnish, provide, or proffer:
to give evidence.

9.  give
to provide as an entertainment or social function:
to give a Halloween party.

10.  give
to administer:
to give medicine to a patient.

11.  give
to put forth, emit, or utter; issue:
to give a cry.

12.  give
to assign or admit as a basis of calculation or reasoning (usu. used passively):
These facts being given, the theory makes sense.

13.  give
to produce, yield, or afford:
to give good results.

14.  give
to make, do, or perform:
to give a lurch.

15.  give
to perform or present publicly:
to give a concert.

16.  give
to cause; be responsible for (usu. fol. by an infinitive):
They gave me to understand that you would be there.

17.  give
to care about something to the value or extent of (something signifying “even a little bit”):
I don't give a hoot about their opinion. Frankly, I don't give a damn!

18.  give
to relinquish or sacrifice:
to give one's life for a cause.

19.  give
to convey or transmit:
Give Grandma my love.

20.  give
to assign or allot:
They gave him the nickname “Scooter.”

21.  give
to bestow (the object of one's choice), as if by providence:
Give me the wide open spaces anytime.

22.  give
to connect, as through a switchboard:
Give me 235-7522.

23.  give
to present to an audience:
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the governor of Texas.

24.  give
to attribute or ascribe:
to give the devil his due.

25.  give
to cause:
Strawberries give me a rash.

26.  give
to apply fully or freely; devote:
to give one's attention to a problem.

27.  give
to award by verdict or after consideration:
A decision was given for the defendant.

28.  give
to inflict as a punishment on another; impose a sentence of:
The judge gave him ten years.

29.  give
to pledge, offer as a pledge, or execute and deliver:
She gave him her word.

30.  give
to propose as the subject of a toast (fol. by an indirect object):
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you our country.

31.  give
to bear to a man; deliver (fol. by an indirect object):
She gave him a beautiful baby boy.

32.  give
to sire upon a woman; father (fol. by an indirect object):
He gave her two children in four years.

33.  give
to concede or grant, as a point in an argument.

34. (v.i.) give
to make a gift or gifts; contribute:
to give to the United Way.

35.  give
to yield somewhat, as to influence or force; compromise:
Each side must give on some points.

36.  give
to yield somewhat when subjected to weight, force, pressure, etc.:
A horsehair mattress doesn't give much.

37.  give
to collapse; break down; fall apart:
The old chair gave when I sat on it.

38.  give
to be warm and open in relationships with others:
a withdrawn person who doesn't know how to give.

39.  give
Informal. to divulge information:
Okay now, give! What happened?

40.  give
to afford a view or passage; face, open, or lead (usu. fol. by on, onto, etc.):
This door gives onto the hallway.

41.  give
give away,

42.  give
to give as a present; bestow.

43.  give
to present (the bride) to the bridegroom in a marriage ceremony.

44.  give
to disclose, betray, or expose.

45.  give
give back, to return (something), as to the owner; restore.

46.  give
give in,

47.  give
to acknowledge defeat; yield.

48.  give
to hand in; deliver:
to give in one's timecard.

49.  give
give of, to devote or contribute generously of:
to give of oneself.

50.  give
give off, to put forth; emit:
The gardenia gives off a strong fragrance.

51.  give
give out,

52.  give
to send out; emit.

53.  give
to make public; announce.

54.  give
to distribute; issue.

55.  give
to become exhausted or used up.

56.  give
give over,

57.  give
to put into the care or custody of; transfer.

58.  give
to submit fully:
She gave herself over to tears.

59.  give
to devote to a specified activity:
The day was given over to relaxing.

60.  give
to cease; stop:
to give over complaining.

61.  give
give up,

62.  give
to abandon hope; despair.

63.  give
to desist from; renounce:
to give up smoking.

64.  give
to surrender; relinquish.

65.  give
to devote (oneself) entirely to.

66. (n.) give
the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.

Definition of 'GIVE'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) give, spring, springiness
the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

2. (verb) give
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
"She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"

3. (verb) yield, give, afford
be the cause or source of
"He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

4. (verb) give
transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
"I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

5. (verb) give
convey or reveal information
"Give one's name"

6. (verb) give, pay
convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
"Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention"

7. (verb) hold, throw, have, make, give
organize or be responsible for
"hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

8. (verb) give, throw
convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
"Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look"

9. (verb) give, gift, present
give as a present; make a gift of
"What will you give her for her birthday?"

10. (verb) give, yield
cause to happen or be responsible for
"His two singles gave the team the victory"

11. (verb) give, pay, devote
dedicate
"give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"

12. (verb) render, yield, return, give, generate
give or supply
"The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"

13. (verb) impart, leave, give, pass on
transmit (knowledge or skills)
"give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"

14. (verb) establish, give
bring about
"The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"

15. (verb) give
leave with; give temporarily
"Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?"

16. (verb) give
emit or utter
"Give a gulp"; "give a yelp"

17. (verb) sacrifice, give
endure the loss of
"He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"

18. (verb) pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
place into the hands or custody of
"hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

19. (verb) give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
"She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

20. (verb) give
give (as medicine)
"I gave him the drug"

21. (verb) give, apply
give or convey physically
"She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"

22. (verb) give, render
bestow
"give homage"; "render thanks"

23. (verb) grant, give
bestow, especially officially
"grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"

24. (verb) move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
move in order to make room for someone for something
"The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"

25. (verb) feed, give
give food to
"Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

26. (verb) contribute, give, chip in, kick in
contribute to some cause
"I gave at the office"

27. (verb) collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
break down, literally or metaphorically
"The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"

28. (verb) give
estimate the duration or outcome of something
"He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success"

29. (verb) give
execute and deliver
"Give bond"

30. (verb) give
deliver in exchange or recompense
"I'll give you three books for four CDs"

31. (verb) afford, open, give
afford access to
"the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"

32. (verb) give
present to view
"He gave the sign to start"

33. (verb) give
perform for an audience
"Pollini is giving another concert in New York"

34. (verb) give, yield
be flexible under stress of physical force
"This material doesn't give"

35. (verb) give
propose
"He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party"

36. (verb) give
accord by verdict
"give a decision for the plaintiff"

37. (verb) give
manifest or show
"This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering"

38. (verb) give
offer in good faith
"He gave her his word"

39. (verb) give
submit for consideration, judgment, or use
"give one's opinion"; "give an excuse"

40. (verb) give
guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion
"You gave me to think that you agreed with me"

41. (verb) give
allow to have or take
"I give you two minutes to respond"

42. (verb) give
inflict as a punishment
"She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years"

43. (verb) give
occur
"what gives?"

44. (verb) give
consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man
"She gave herself to many men"

45. (verb) give
proffer (a body part)
"She gave her hand to her little sister"

Definition of 'GIVE'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) give
to put sth in sb's hand or near sb; = hand
I gave her the money.; Give the ball to your brother.

2.  give
to provide sb with sth they can keep or use
to give presents; The doctor gave the child some medicine.; She gave us something to eat.; to give sb help

3.  give
to provide sth to help sb
to give money/food to charity; Aid agencies want the governments to give more often.

4.  give
to cause to happen or exist
The sunlight gave the landscape a golden glow.; Helping the kids gave me a good feeling.

5.  give
to allow to have or do
The teacher gave us a week to write the paper.; to give permission to do sth

6.  give
to say or communicate
Please give your father our love.; The teacher's book gives the answers.; to give a speech/talk

7.  give
used before some nouns of action to say that the action is done
to give sb a hug/kiss; Give me a call later.; I gave it a try.; I'll give it some thought.

8.  give
to pay money to have
I'll give you $20 for the T-shirt.

9.  give
to infect with an illness
I gave him the flu.

10.  give
(of a teacher) to say a piece of work has earned a particular grade
Ms. Greenwood gave him a B in science.

11.  give
to stretch or be flexible
The leather will give a little as you wear it.

12.  give
give or take (sth)
indicates an amount or number could be slightly lower or higher
It will take about an hour, give or take.

13. (noun) give
the ability to stretch or be flexible
The structure must have some give in it.

14.  give
give and take
the ability to compromise
A good relationship involves some give and take.

Definition of 'GIVE'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) GIVE
to bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up or allow

2. (noun) GIVE
to yield possesion of; to deliver over, as property, in exchange for something; to pay; as, we give the value of what we buy

3. (noun) GIVE
to yield; to furnish; to produce; to emit; as, flint and steel give sparks

4. (noun) GIVE
to communicate or announce, as advice, tidings, etc.; to pronounce; to render or utter, as an opinion, a judgment, a sentence, a shout, etc

5. (noun) GIVE
to grant power or license to; to permit; to allow; to license; to commission

6. (noun) GIVE
to exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to show; as, the number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship

7. (noun) GIVE
to devote; to apply; used reflexively, to devote or apply one's self; as, the soldiers give themselves to plunder; also in this sense used very frequently in the past participle; as, the people are given to luxury and pleasure; the youth is given to study

8. (noun) GIVE
to set forth as a known quantity or a known relation, or as a premise from which to reason; -- used principally in the passive form given

9. (noun) GIVE
to allow or admit by way of supposition

10. (noun) GIVE
to attribute; to assign; to adjudge

11. (noun) GIVE
to excite or cause to exist, as a sensation; as, to give offense; to give pleasure or pain

12. (noun) GIVE
to pledge; as, to give one's word

13. (noun) GIVE
to cause; to make; -- with the infinitive; as, to give one to understand, to know, etc

14. (verb) GIVE
to give a gift or gifts

15. (verb) GIVE
to yield to force or pressure; to relax; to become less rigid; as, the earth gives under the feet

16. (verb) GIVE
to become soft or moist

17. (verb) GIVE
to move; to recede

18. (verb) GIVE
to shed tears; to weep

19. (verb) GIVE
to have a misgiving

20. (verb) GIVE
to open; to lead

Translation of 'GIVE'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to cause to have My aunt gave me a book for Christmas; Can you give me an opinion on this?
Afrikaans: gee	Arabic: يُعْطي	Bulgarian: давам
Brazilian: dar	Czech: dát	German: geben
Danish: give	Greek: δίνω	Spanish: dar, regalar
Estonian: andma	Farsi: دادن	Finnish: antaa
French: donner	Hebrew: לתת	Hindi: देना
Croatian: dati, pokloniti	Hungarian: ad	Indonesian: memberi
Icelandic: gefa	Italian: dare	Japanese: 与える
Korean: 주다	Lithuanian: duoti	Latvian: dot; sniegt
Malay: beri	Dutch: geven	Norwegian: gi
Polish: dać	Persian: دادن	Pashto: وركول، بخښل
Portuguese: dar	Romanian: a da	Russian: дарить; давать
Slovak: dať	Slovenian: dati	Serbian: dati
Swedish: ge	Thai: ให้	Turkish: vermek
Taiwanese: 給	Ukrainian: давати	Urdu: مہیا کرنا
Vietnamese: cho;đưa	Chinese: 给
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