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verb (used with object)

to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.

to 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.

10.

to deal or administer: to give a blow to someone; to give medicine to a patient.

11.

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

12.

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

13.

to produce, yield, or afford: to give good results; 9 × 8 gives 72; The hen gave six eggs a week.

14.

to make, do, or perform: to give a start; to give a lurch.

15.

to perform or present publicly: to give a play; to give a concert.

16.

to cause; be responsible for (usually followed by an infinitive): They gave me to understand that you would be there.

17.

to care about something to the value or extent of (something fanciful): I don't give a hoot about his opinion.

18.

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

19.

to convey or transmit: Give Aunt Betty my love.

20.

to assign or allot: Give every man a full ration of biscuits. They gave him the name of “Joseph.”

21.

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

22.

to be connected with, as by a telephone operator: Give me 235-7522.

23.

to present to an audience, as an entertainer, speaker, or act: Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the governor of Texas.

24.

to attribute or ascribe: to give the devil his due; After long study the critic gave the unsigned work to a minor impressionist.

25.

to cause or occasion: She gives me a pain in the neck.

26.

to apply fully or freely: He gives his free time to golf.

27.

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

28.

to inflict as a punishment on another; punish by; impose a sentence of: The judge gave him five years.

29.

to pledge, offer as a pledge, or execute and deliver: He gave her his promise. Can you give bond?

30.

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

31.

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

32.

to sire upon a woman; father (followed by an indirect object): He gave her two children in the first five years of marriage.

33.

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

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verb (used without object)

34.

to make a gift or gifts; contribute: to give to the United Way.

35.

to yield somewhat, as to influence or force; compromise: We can't negotiate until each side is willing to give on some points.

36.

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

37.

to collapse; break down; fall apart; fail: The antique chair gave when I sat on it.

38.

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

39.

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

40.

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.

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noun

41.

the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.

Verb phrases

42.

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.

43.

give back, to return (something), as to its owner; restore: You haven't given back the books you borrowed from me.

44.

give birth to. birth ( def 10 ).

45.

give in,

to acknowledge defeat; yield.

to hand in; deliver: Please give in your timecards.

46.

give of, to devote or contribute generously of: to give of oneself; to give of one's abundance.

47.

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

48.

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.

49.

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.

50.

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.

Idioms

51.

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.

52.

give battle. battle¹ ( def 10 ).

53.

give ground, to yield before superior force, as of arms or of reasoning.

54.

give it to, Informal. to reprimand or punish: His father really gave it to him for coming home so late.

55.

give or take, plus or minus a specified amount; more or less: It will cost $20, give or take a dollar or two.

56.

give rise to. rise ( def 55 ).

57.

give way. way ( def 26 ).

Origin:
before 900; Middle English < Old Norse gefa (compare Danish give); replacing Middle English yeven, yiven, Old English gefan, giefan; cognate with Dutch geven, German geben, Gothic giban

Related forms

giv·a·ble, give·a·ble, adjective, noun

giv·ee, noun

giv·er, noun

non·giv·ing, adjective

re·give, verb, re·gave, re·giv·en, re·giv·ing.

self-giv·ing, adjective

un·give·a·ble, adjective

un·giv·ing, adjective

Synonyms
1. offer, vouchsafe, impart, accord, furnish, provide, supply, donate, contribute. Give, confer, grant, present may mean that something concrete or abstract is bestowed on one person by another. Give is the general word: to give someone a book, permission, etc. Confer usually means to give an honor or a favor; it implies courteous and gracious giving: to confer a degree. Grant is limited to the idea of acceding to a request; it may apply to the bestowal of privileges, or the fulfillment of an expressed wish: to grant a charter, a prayer, permission, etc. Present a more formal word than give usually implies a certain ceremony in the giving: to present a citation to a regiment. 18. cede, yield.

Antonyms
1. receive.

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World English Dictionary

give (ɡɪv)

—vb (when intr, foll by of) , gives, giving, gave, given
1.	(also intr) to present or deliver voluntarily (something that is one's own) to the permanent possession of another or others
2.	(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
3.	to place in the temporary possession of another: I gave him my watch while I went swimming
4.	to grant, provide, or bestow: give me some advice
5.	to administer: to give a reprimand
6.	to award or attribute: to give blame, praise, etc
7.	to be a source of: he gives no trouble
8.	to impart or communicate: to give news; give a person a cold
9.	to utter or emit: to give a shout
10.	to perform, make, or do: the car gave a jolt and stopped
11.	to sacrifice or devote: he gave his life for his country
12.	to surrender: to give place to others
13.	to concede or yield: I will give you this game
14.	informal (intr) to happen: what gives?
15.	(often foll by to) to cause; lead: she gave me to believe that she would come
16.	(foll by for) to value (something) at: I don't give anything for his promises
17.	to perform or present as an entertainment: to give a play
18.	to propose as a toast: I give you the Queen
19.	(intr) to yield or break under force or pressure: this surface will give if you sit on it; his courage will never give
20.	give as good as one gets to respond to verbal or bodily blows to at least an equal extent as those received
21.	give battle to commence fighting
22.	(often foll by to) give birth
	a. to bear (offspring)
	b. to produce, originate, or create (an idea, plan, etc)
23.	slang give a person five, give a person some skin to greet or congratulate someone by slapping raised hands
24.	give ground to draw back or retreat
25.	slang give it up for someone to applaud someone
26.	slang (Brit) give someone one to have sex with someone
27.	give rise to to be the cause of
28.	informal give me I prefer: give me hot weather any day!
29.	give or take plus or minus: three thousand people came, give or take a few hundred
30.	give way See way
31.	informal give a person what for to punish or reprimand a person severely

—n
32.	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

[Old English giefan; related to Old Norse gefa, Gothic giban, Old High German geban, Swedish giva]

'givable

—*adj*

'giveable

—*adj*

'giver

—n

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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

give

O.E. giefan (W. Saxon), class V strong verb (past tense geaf, pp. giefen), from P.Gmc. *gebanan (cf. O.Fris. jeva, M.Du. gheven, Ger. geben, Goth. giban), from PIE *ghab(h)- "to take, hold, have, give" (see habit). It became yiven in M.E., but changed to guttural "g" by infl.

of O.N. gefa "to give," O.Dan. givæ. Meaning "to yield to pressure" is from 1577. Given "allotted, predestined" (O.E. giefeðe) also had a n. sense of "fate," reflecting an important concept in pagan Gmc. ideology. The modern sense of "what is given, known facts" is from 1879. To give (someone) a cold seems to reflect the old belief that one could be cured of disease by deliberately infecting others. What gives? "what is happening?" is attested from 1940. Give-and-take (n.) is originally from horse racing (1769) and refers to races in which bigger horses were given more weight to carry, lighter ones less. Give-away (n.) is from 1872.

Slang Dictionary

give (so) definition

tv.
to give someone a telephone call. : Give me a buzz sometime.
tv.
to give someone a chuckle or a bit of enjoyment. : It always gives me a buzz to watch Sally do her act.

give (so) definition

tv.
to scold someone. : Sally gave Sam an earful for the way he treated Mary.
tv.
to tell someone surprising secrets. : Willy gave Sally an earful about Todd's tax problems.

give (so) definition

tv.
to give someone a helping hand. : I gotta give this guy five with the crate. Be right with you.
tv.
to slap hands in greeting. (See also high five; Give me five!) : Jerry gave John five as they passed in the corridor.

give (so) definition

tv.
to bawl someone out; to scold someone severely. (Use caution with hell.) : The boss just gave me hell about it.
tv.
to trouble someone. (Use caution with hell.) : This problem is giving us hell at the office.

give (so) definition

tv.
to dismiss someone from employment. : I was afraid they would give me the ax.
tv.
to divorce someone. : She gave him the ax because he wouldn't stop smoking like he promised.

give (so) definition

tv.
to harass someone; to scold someone. : The guys have been giving me the business about my haircut.
tv.
to kill someone. (Underworld.) : Lefty wanted to give Rocko the business for being so damn perfect.

give (so) definition

tv.
to display the middle finger upright as a sign of derision. (The gesture is taboo.) : Somebody gave the cop the finger.
tv.
to mistreat someone; to insult someone. : You've been giving me the finger ever since I started working here. What's wrong?

give (so) definition

tv.
to signal someone by nodding. (Not slang.) : I gave Pete the nod, and he started the procedure.
tv.
to choose someone. (See also get the nod.) : The committee gave Frank the nod for the job.

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Idioms & Phrases

give

In addition to the idioms beginning with give, also see hard time (give someone a); Indian giver; never give a sucker an even break; not care (give) a rap; not give someone the time of day; what's cooking (gives). Also see under idioms beginning with get and have.