give (someone) the eye

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give (gĭv)

v. gave (gāv), giv·en (gĭv'ən), giv·ing, gives

v. tr.

To make a present of: We gave her flowers for her birthday.
To place in the hands of; pass: Give me the scissors.
1. To deliver in exchange or recompense; pay: gave five dollars for the book.
2. To let go for a price; sell: gave the used car away for two thousand dollars.
3. To administer: give him some cough medicine.
4. To convey by a physical action: gave me a punch in the nose.
5. To inflict as punishment: gave the child a spanking; was given life imprisonment for the crime.
6. Law To accord by verdict: A decision was given for the plaintiff.
7. To bestow, especially officially; confer: The Bill of Rights gives us freedom of speech.
8. To accord or tender to another: Give him your confidence.
9. To put temporarily at the disposal of: gave them the cottage for a week.
10. To entrust to another, usually for a specified reason: gave me the keys for safekeeping.
11. To convey or offer for conveyance: Give him my best wishes.
12. Law To execute and deliver. Used especially in the phrase give bond.
13. To endure the loss of; sacrifice: gave her son to the war; gave her life for her country.
14. To devote or apply completely: gives herself to her work.
15. To furnish or contribute: gave their time to help others.
16. To offer in good faith; pledge: Give me your word.
17. To allot as a portion or share.
18. To bestow (a name, for example).
19. To attribute (blame, for example) to someone; assign.
20. To award as due: gave us first prize.
21. To proffer to another: gave the toddler my hand.
22. To consent to engage (oneself) in sexual intercourse with a man.
23. To perform for an audience: give a recital.
24. To present to view: gave the sign to begin.
25. To offer as entertainment: give a dinner party.
26. To propose as a toast.
27. To be a source of; afford: His remark gave offense. Music gives her pleasure.
28. To cause to catch or be subject to (a disease or bodily condition): The draft gave me a cold.
29. To guide or direct, as by persuasion or behavior. Used with an infinitive phrase: You gave me to imagine you approved of my report.
30. To yield or produce: Cows give milk.
31. To bring forth or bear: trees that give fruit.
32. To produce as a result of calculation: 5 × 12 gives 60.
33. To manifest or show: gives promise of brilliance; gave evidence of tampering.
34. To carry out (a physical movement): give a wink; give a start.
1. To administer: give him some cough medicine.
2. To convey by a physical action: gave me a punch in the nose.
3. To inflict as punishment: gave the child a spanking; was given life imprisonment for the crime.
4. Law To accord by verdict: A decision was given for the plaintiff.
5. To bestow, especially officially; confer: The Bill of Rights gives us freedom of speech.
6. To accord or tender to another: Give him your confidence.
7. To put temporarily at the disposal of: gave them the cottage for a week.
8. To entrust to another, usually for a specified reason: gave me the keys for safekeeping.
9. To convey or offer for conveyance: Give him my best wishes.
10. Law To execute and deliver. Used especially in the phrase give bond.
11. To endure the loss of; sacrifice: gave her son to the war; gave her life for her country.
12. To devote or apply completely: gives herself to her work.
13. To furnish or contribute: gave their time to help others.
14. To offer in good faith; pledge: Give me your word.
15. To allot as a portion or share.
16. To bestow (a name, for example).
17. To attribute (blame, for example) to someone; assign.
18. To award as due: gave us first prize.
19. To proffer to another: gave the toddler my hand.
20. To consent to engage (oneself) in sexual intercourse with a man.
21. To perform for an audience: give a recital.
22. To present to view: gave the sign to begin.
23. To offer as entertainment: give a dinner party.
24. To propose as a toast.
25. To be a source of; afford: His remark gave offense. Music gives her pleasure.
26. To cause to catch or be subject to (a disease or bodily condition): The draft gave me a cold.
27. To guide or direct, as by persuasion or behavior. Used with an infinitive phrase: You gave me to imagine you approved of my report.
28. To yield or produce: Cows give milk.
29. To bring forth or bear: trees that give fruit.
30. To produce as a result of calculation: 5 × 12 gives 60.
31. To manifest or show: gives promise of brilliance; gave evidence of tampering.
32. To carry out (a physical movement): give a wink; give a start.
1. To bestow, especially officially; confer: The Bill of Rights gives us freedom of speech.
2. To accord or tender to another: Give him your confidence.
3. To put temporarily at the disposal of: gave them the cottage for a week.
4. To entrust to another, usually for a specified reason: gave me the keys for safekeeping.
5. To convey or offer for conveyance: Give him my best wishes.
6. Law To execute and deliver. Used especially in the phrase give bond.
7. To endure the loss of; sacrifice: gave her son to the war; gave her life for her country.
8. To devote or apply completely: gives herself to her work.
9. To furnish or contribute: gave their time to help others.
10. To offer in good faith; pledge: Give me your word.
11. To allot as a portion or share.
12. To bestow (a name, for example).
13. To attribute (blame, for example) to someone; assign.
14. To award as due: gave us first prize.
15. To proffer to another: gave the toddler my hand.
16. To consent to engage (oneself) in sexual intercourse with a man.
17. To perform for an audience: give a recital.
18. To present to view: gave the sign to begin.
19. To offer as entertainment: give a dinner party.
20. To propose as a toast.
21. To be a source of; afford: His remark gave offense. Music gives her pleasure.
22. To cause to catch or be subject to (a disease or bodily condition): The draft gave me a cold.
23. To guide or direct, as by persuasion or behavior. Used with an infinitive phrase: You gave me to imagine you approved of my report.
24. To yield or produce: Cows give milk.
25. To bring forth or bear: trees that give fruit.
26. To produce as a result of calculation: 5 × 12 gives 60.
27. To manifest or show: gives promise of brilliance; gave evidence of tampering.
28. To carry out (a physical movement): give a wink; give a start.
1. To endure the loss of; sacrifice: gave her son to the war; gave her life for her country.
2. To devote or apply completely: gives herself to her work.
3. To furnish or contribute: gave their time to help others.
4. To offer in good faith; pledge: Give me your word.
5. To allot as a portion or share.
6. To bestow (a name, for example).
7. To attribute (blame, for example) to someone; assign.
8. To award as due: gave us first prize.
9. To proffer to another: gave the toddler my hand.
10. To consent to engage (oneself) in sexual intercourse with a man.
11. To perform for an audience: give a recital.
12. To present to view: gave the sign to begin.
13. To offer as entertainment: give a dinner party.
14. To propose as a toast.
15. To be a source of; afford: His remark gave offense. Music gives her pleasure.
16. To cause to catch or be subject to (a disease or bodily condition): The draft gave me a cold.
17. To guide or direct, as by persuasion or behavior. Used with an infinitive phrase: You gave me to imagine you approved of my report.
18. To yield or produce: Cows give milk.
19. To bring forth or bear: trees that give fruit.
20. To produce as a result of calculation: 5 × 12 gives 60.
21. To manifest or show: gives promise of brilliance; gave evidence of tampering.
22. To carry out (a physical movement): give a wink; give a start.
1. To allot as a portion or share.
2. To bestow (a name, for example).
3. To attribute (blame, for example) to someone; assign.
4. To award as due: gave us first prize.
5. To proffer to another: gave the toddler my hand.
6. To consent to engage (oneself) in sexual intercourse with a man.
7. To perform for an audience: give a recital.
8. To present to view: gave the sign to begin.
9. To offer as entertainment: give a dinner party.
10. To propose as a toast.
11. To be a source of; afford: His remark gave offense. Music gives her pleasure.
12. To cause to catch or be subject to (a disease or bodily condition): The draft gave me a cold.
13. To guide or direct, as by persuasion or behavior. Used with an infinitive phrase: You gave me to imagine you approved of my report.
14. To yield or produce: Cows give milk.
15. To bring forth or bear: trees that give fruit.
16. To produce as a result of calculation: 5 × 12 gives 60.
17. To manifest or show: gives promise of brilliance; gave evidence of tampering.
18. To carry out (a physical movement): give a wink; give a start.
To emit or utter: gave a groan; gave a muted response.
To submit for consideration, acceptance, or use: give an opinion; give an excuse.
1. To proffer to another: gave the toddler my hand.
2. To consent to engage (oneself) in sexual intercourse with a man.
3. To perform for an audience: give a recital.
4. To present to view: gave the sign to begin.
5. To offer as entertainment: give a dinner party.
6. To propose as a toast.
7. To be a source of; afford: His remark gave offense. Music gives her pleasure.
8. To cause to catch or be subject to (a disease or bodily condition): The draft gave me a cold.
9. To guide or direct, as by persuasion or behavior. Used with an infinitive phrase: You gave me to imagine you approved of my report.
10. To yield or produce: Cows give milk.
11. To bring forth or bear: trees that give fruit.
12. To produce as a result of calculation: 5 × 12 gives 60.
13. To manifest or show: gives promise of brilliance; gave evidence of tampering.
14. To carry out (a physical movement): give a wink; give a start.
1. To perform for an audience: give a recital.
2. To present to view: gave the sign to begin.
3. To offer as entertainment: give a dinner party.
4. To propose as a toast.
5. To be a source of; afford: His remark gave offense. Music gives her pleasure.
6. To cause to catch or be subject to (a disease or bodily condition): The draft gave me a cold.
7. To guide or direct, as by persuasion or behavior. Used with an infinitive phrase: You gave me to imagine you approved of my report.
8. To yield or produce: Cows give milk.
9. To bring forth or bear: trees that give fruit.
10. To produce as a result of calculation: 5 × 12 gives 60.
11. To manifest or show: gives promise of brilliance; gave evidence of tampering.
12. To carry out (a physical movement): give a wink; give a start.
1. To offer as entertainment: give a dinner party.
2. To propose as a toast.
3. To be a source of; afford: His remark gave offense. Music gives her pleasure.
4. To cause to catch or be subject to (a disease or bodily condition): The draft gave me a cold.
5. To guide or direct, as by persuasion or behavior. Used with an infinitive phrase: You gave me to imagine you approved of my report.
6. To yield or produce: Cows give milk.
7. To bring forth or bear: trees that give fruit.
8. To produce as a result of calculation: 5 × 12 gives 60.
9. To manifest or show: gives promise of brilliance; gave evidence of tampering.
10. To carry out (a physical movement): give a wink; give a start.
1. To be a source of; afford: His remark gave offense. Music gives her pleasure.
2. To cause to catch or be subject to (a disease or bodily condition): The draft gave me a cold.
3. To guide or direct, as by persuasion or behavior. Used with an infinitive phrase: You gave me to imagine you approved of my report.
4. To yield or produce: Cows give milk.
5. To bring forth or bear: trees that give fruit.
6. To produce as a result of calculation: 5 × 12 gives 60.
7. To manifest or show: gives promise of brilliance; gave evidence of tampering.
8. To carry out (a physical movement): give a wink; give a start.
1. To yield or produce: Cows give milk.
2. To bring forth or bear: trees that give fruit.
3. To produce as a result of calculation: 5 × 12 gives 60.
4. To manifest or show: gives promise of brilliance; gave evidence of tampering.
5. To carry out (a physical movement): give a wink; give a start.
1. To manifest or show: gives promise of brilliance; gave evidence of tampering.
2. To carry out (a physical movement): give a wink; give a start.
To permit one to have or take: gave us an hour to finish.
To take an interest to the extent of: "My dear, I don't give a damn" (Margaret Mitchell).

v. intr.

To make gifts or donations: gives generously to charity.
1. To yield to physical force.
2. To collapse from force or pressure: The roof gave under the weight of the snow.
3. To yield to change: Both sides will have to give on some issues.
To afford access or a view; open: The doors give onto a terrace.
Slang To be in progress; happen: What gives?

Capacity or inclination to yield under pressure.
The quality or condition of resilience; springiness: "Fruits that have some give ... will have more juice than hard ones" (Elizabeth Schneider).
To make a gift of.
To present (a bride) to the bridegroom at a wedding ceremony.
1. To reveal or make known, often accidentally.
2. To betray.
3. To devote to a particular purpose or use: gave the day over to merrymaking.
4. To surrender (oneself) completely; abandon: finally gave myself over to grief.
5. To surrender: The suspects gave themselves up.
6. To devote (oneself) completely: gave herself up to her work.
7. To cease to do or perform: gave up their search.
8. To desist from; stop: gave up smoking.
9. To lose hope for: We had given the dog up as lost.
10. To lose hope of seeing: We'd given you up an hour ago.
To hand in; submit: She gave in her report.
To cease opposition; yield.
To allow to be known; declare publicly: gave out the bad news.
To send forth; emit: gave out a steady buzzing.
To distribute: gave out the surplus food.
To stop functioning; fail.
To become used up or exhausted; run out: Their determination finally gave out.
To hand over; entrust.
1. To devote to a particular purpose or use: gave the day over to merrymaking.
2. To surrender (oneself) completely; abandon: finally gave myself over to grief.
3. To surrender: The suspects gave themselves up.
4. To devote (oneself) completely: gave herself up to her work.
5. To cease to do or perform: gave up their search.
6. To desist from; stop: gave up smoking.
7. To lose hope for: We had given the dog up as lost.
8. To lose hope of seeing: We'd given you up an hour ago.
To cause an activity to stop: ordered the combatants to give over.
1. To surrender: The suspects gave themselves up.
2. To devote (oneself) completely: gave herself up to her work.
3. To cease to do or perform: gave up their search.
4. To desist from; stop: gave up smoking.
5. To lose hope for: We had given the dog up as lost.
6. To lose hope of seeing: We'd given you up an hour ago.
1. To cease to do or perform: gave up their search.
2. To desist from; stop: gave up smoking.
3. To lose hope for: We had given the dog up as lost.
4. To lose hope of seeing: We'd given you up an hour ago.
To part with; relinquish: gave up the apartment; gave up all hope.
1. To lose hope for: We had given the dog up as lost.
2. To lose hope of seeing: We'd given you up an hour ago.
To admit defeat.
To abandon what one is doing or planning to do: gave up on writing the novel.

Phrasal Verb(s):
give away

To make a gift of.
To present (a bride) to the bridegroom at a wedding ceremony.
1. To reveal or make known, often accidentally.
2. To betray.

give backTo return: gave me back my book.
give in

To hand in; submit: She gave in her report.
To cease opposition; yield.

give ofTo devote or contribute: She really gave of her time to help. They give of themselves to improve the quality of education.
give offTo send forth; emit: chemical changes that give off energy.
give out

To allow to be known; declare publicly: gave out the bad news.
To send forth; emit: gave out a steady buzzing.
To distribute: gave out the surplus food.
To stop functioning; fail.
To become used up or exhausted; run out: Their determination finally gave out.

give over

To hand over; entrust.
1. To devote to a particular purpose or use: gave the day over to merrymaking.
2. To surrender (oneself) completely; abandon: finally gave myself over to grief.
To cause an activity to stop: ordered the combatants to give over.

give up

1. To surrender: The suspects gave themselves up.
2. To devote (oneself) completely: gave herself up to her work.
3. To cease to do or perform: gave up their search.
4. To desist from; stop: gave up smoking.
5. To lose hope for: We had given the dog up as lost.
6. To lose hope of seeing: We'd given you up an hour ago.
1. To cease to do or perform: gave up their search.
2. To desist from; stop: gave up smoking.
3. To lose hope for: We had given the dog up as lost.
4. To lose hope of seeing: We'd given you up an hour ago.
To part with; relinquish: gave up the apartment; gave up all hope.
1. To lose hope for: We had given the dog up as lost.
2. To lose hope of seeing: We'd given you up an hour ago.
To admit defeat.
To abandon what one is doing or planning to do: gave up on writing the novel.

Idiom(s):
give a good account of (oneself)To behave or perform creditably.

Idiom(s):
give birth to

To bear as offspring.
To be the origin of: a hobby that gave birth to a successful business.

Idiom(s):
give groundTo yield to a more powerful force; retreat.

Idiom(s):
give it to Informal To punish or reprimand severely: My parents really gave it to me for coming in late.

Idiom(s):
give or takePlus or minus a small specified amount: The chalet is close to the road, give or take a few hundred yards.

Idiom(s):
give rise toTo be the cause or origin of; bring about.

Idiom(s):
give (someone) a hard time

To make life difficult for; harass.
To make fun of; tease.

Idiom(s):
give (someone) the eyeTo look at admiringly or invitingly.

Idiom(s):
give the lie to

To show to be inaccurate or untrue.
To accuse of lying.

Idiom(s):
give up the ghostTo cease living or functioning; die.

Idiom(s):
give way

1. To retreat or withdraw.
2. To yield the right of way: gave way to an oncoming car.
3. To relinquish ascendancy or position: as day gives way slowly to night.
4. To collapse from or as if from physical pressure: The ladder gave way.
5. To yield to urging or demand; give in.
1. To collapse from or as if from physical pressure: The ladder gave way.
2. To yield to urging or demand; give in.
To abandon oneself: give way to hysteria.

[Middle English given, from Old English giefan and Old Norse gefa; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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