GIVE
\ɡˈɪv], \ɡˈɪv], \ɡ_ˈɪ_v]\
Definitions of GIVE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
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give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
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contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"
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move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
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bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
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give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
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give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
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execute and deliver; "Give bond"
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consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; "She gave herself to many men"
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estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success"
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inflict as a punishment; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years"
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allow to have or take; "I give you two minutes to respond"
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guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion; "You gave me to think that you agreed with me"
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manifest or show; "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering"
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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"
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bestow; "give hommage"; "render thanks"
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endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
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be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"
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proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
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occur; "what gives?"
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dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"
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submit for consideration, judgment, or use; "give one's opinion"; "give an excuse"
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offer in good faith; "He gave her his word"
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legal use: accord by verdict; "give a decision for the plaintiff"
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propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party"
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perform for an audience; "Pollini is giving another concert in New York"
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present to view; "He gave the sign to start"
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organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
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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"
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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?"
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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"
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convey or reveal information; "Give one's name"
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give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug"
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cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"
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bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"
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deliver in exchange or recompense; "I'll give you three books for four CDs"
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emit or utter; "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp"
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be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
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give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
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contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"
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move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
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bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
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give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
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give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
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execute and deliver; "Give bond"
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proffer, as of a body part; "She gave her hand to her little sister"
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consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; "She gave herself to many men"
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occur; "what gives?" (slang)
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estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success"
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inflict as a punishment; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years"
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allow to have or take; "I give you two minutes to respond"
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guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion; "You gave me to think that you agreed with me"
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manifest or show; "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering"
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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"
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bestow; "give hommage"; "render thanks"
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endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
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be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"
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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.
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To yield possesion of; to deliver over, as property, in exchange for something; to pay; as, we give the value of what we buy.
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To yield; to furnish; to produce; to emit; as, flint and steel give sparks.
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To communicate or announce, as advice, tidings, etc.; to pronounce; to render or utter, as an opinion, a judgment, a sentence, a shout, etc.
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To grant power or license to; to permit; to allow; to license; to commission.
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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.
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To allow or admit by way of supposition.
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To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
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To excite or cause to exist, as a sensation; as, to give offense; to give pleasure or pain.
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To pledge; as, to give one's word.
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To give a gift or gifts.
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To yield to force or pressure; to relax; to become less rigid; as, the earth gives under the feet.
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To become soft or moist.
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To move; to recede.
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To have a misgiving.
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To open; to lead.
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To afford a view of; as, his window gave the park.
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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.
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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.
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To cause; to make; - with the infinitive; as, to give one to understand, to know, etc.
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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.
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To yield possesion of; to deliver over, as property, in exchange for something; to pay; as, we give the value of what we buy.
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To yield; to furnish; to produce; to emit; as, flint and steel give sparks.
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To communicate or announce, as advice, tidings, etc.; to pronounce; to render or utter, as an opinion, a judgment, a sentence, a shout, etc.
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To grant power or license to; to permit; to allow; to license; to commission.
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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.
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To allow or admit by way of supposition.
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To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
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To excite or cause to exist, as a sensation; as, to give offense; to give pleasure or pain.
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To pledge; as, to give one's word.
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To give a gift or gifts.
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To yield to force or pressure; to relax; to become less rigid; as, the earth gives under the feet.
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To become soft or moist.
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To move; to recede.
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To have a misgiving.
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To open; to lead.
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To afford a view of; as, his window gave the park.
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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.
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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.
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To cause; to make; - with the infinitive; as, to give one to understand, to know, etc.
By Noah Webster.
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To bestow; confer without price or reward; grant; yield; as, to give up a claim; deliver; to pay; to present; to utter; as, to give a cry; to produce; to impart.
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To present gifts; yield to pressure; as, the lock began to give; surrender.
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Elasticity.
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Gave.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To bestow: to impart: to yield: to grant: to permit: to afford: to furnish: to pay or render, as thanks: to pronounce, as a decision: to show, as a result: to apply, as one's self: to allow or admit.
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To yield to pressure: to begin to melt: to grow soft:-pr.p. giving; pa.t. gave; pa.p. given. -GIVE CHASE, to pursue: GIVE FORTH, to emit, to publish: GIVE IN, to yield: GIVE OUT, to report, to emit: GIVE OVER, to cease: GIVE PLACE, to give way, to yield: GIVE UP, to abandon.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To concede; surrender; often with up.
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To yield as a product or result.
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To convey gratuitously something valuable.
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To yield as through pressure; recede.
By James Champlin Fernald
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To bestow; to grant without requiring a recompense; to deliver; to impart; to communicate; to pay; to yield; to quit; to grant; to expose; to allow; to permit; to afford; to furnish; to empower; to pay or render; to pronounce; to show; to emit; to apply; to admit. To give away, to transfer. To give back, to return. To give chase, to pursue. To give forth, to publish. To give the hand, to yield preeminence. To give in, to allow by way of abatement; to yield. To give over, to abandon; to believe to be lost. To give out, to utter publicly; to report; to exhibit in false appearance. To give up, to resign; to surrender; to relinquish. To give one's self up, to despair of one's recovery; to abandon. To give way, to yield; to recede.
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To yield to pressure; to begin to melt; to grow soft; to move; to recede. To give in, to go back. To give in to, to yield assent. To give off, to forbear. To give on, to rush. To give out, to proclaim. To give over, to cease; to act no more.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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