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Give

//ɡɪv// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun

1
The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilience. uncountable
"This chair doesn't have much give."
2
Alternative form of gyve. alt-of, alternative
3
the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length wordnet

Verb

1
To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.; To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone). ditransitive
"I gave him my coat."
2
proffer (a body part) wordnet
3
To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.; To make a present or gift of. ditransitive
"I'm going to give my wife a necklace for her birthday."
4
consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man wordnet
5
To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.; To pledge. ditransitive
"I gave him my word that I'd protect his children."

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occur wordnet
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To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.; To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford. ditransitive
"I gave them permission to miss tomorrow's class."
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estimate the duration or outcome of something wordnet
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To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.; To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in (the specified person, or the target, audience, etc). ditransitive
"It gives me a lot of pleasure to be here tonight."
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dedicate wordnet
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To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.; To give off (a certain vibe or appearance). (Compare giving.) ditransitive, slang, transitive
"it's giving old Hollywood (vibes)"
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inflict as a punishment wordnet
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To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.; To carry out (a physical interaction) with (something). ditransitive
"I want to give you a kiss and a hug."
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allow to have or take wordnet
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To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.; To pass (something) into (someone's hand, etc.). ditransitive
"Give me your hand."
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guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion wordnet
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To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.; To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to. ditransitive
"My boyfriend gave me chlamydia."
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submit for consideration, judgment, or use wordnet
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To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.; To provide or administer (a medication) ditransitive
"The doctors gave me morphine for the pain."
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give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause wordnet
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To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.; To present someone to an audience. ditransitive
"Playing for us tonight, I give you The Beatles!"
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offer in good faith wordnet
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To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.; To propose someone for a toast, used in standard formulations for toasts. ditransitive
"On this happy evening, I give you the bride and groom!"
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manifest or show wordnet
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To provide, as, a service or a broadcast. transitive
"They're giving my favorite show!"
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convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture wordnet
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To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something). ditransitive
"I give it ten minutes before he gives up."
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convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow wordnet
29
To yield or collapse under pressure or force. intransitive
"One pillar gave, then more, and suddenly the whole floor pancaked onto the floor below."
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bestow wordnet
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To lead (onto or into). intransitive
"The master bedroom gives onto a spacious balcony."
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accord by verdict wordnet
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To provide a view of. dated, transitive
"His window gave the park."
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propose wordnet
35
To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
"The number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship."
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give food to wordnet
37
To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
"But there the duke was given to understand / That in a gondola were seen together / Lorenzo and his amorous Jessica."
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be flexible under stress of physical force wordnet
39
To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
""Can do" gives me a choice, while "should do" gives me a complex."
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give or supply wordnet
41
To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.
"He can be bad-tempered, I'll give you that, but he's a hard worker."
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cause to happen or be responsible for wordnet
43
To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
"I don't wonder at people giving him to me for a lover."
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bring about wordnet
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To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).
"The umpire finally gave his decision: the ball was out."
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perform for an audience wordnet
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To grant power, permission, destiny, etc. (especially to a person); to allot; to allow. dated
"These are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the Lord God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth."
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present to view wordnet
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To devote or apply (oneself). reflexive
"The soldiers give themselves to plunder."
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organize or be responsible for wordnet
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To become soft or moist. obsolete
"Some moyst weather hath‥caused the powder to give and danke."
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move in order to make room for someone for something wordnet
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To shed tears; to weep. obsolete
"Whose eyes do never give / But through lust and laughter."
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break down, literally or metaphorically wordnet
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To have a misgiving. obsolete
"My mind gives ye're reserv'd / To rob poor market women."
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transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody wordnet
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leave with; give temporarily wordnet
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give as a present; make a gift of wordnet
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place into the hands or custody of wordnet
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convey or reveal information wordnet
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transmit (knowledge or skills) wordnet
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contribute to some cause wordnet
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give or convey physically wordnet
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give (as medicine) wordnet
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cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense wordnet
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bestow, especially officially wordnet
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be the cause or source of wordnet
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endure the loss of wordnet
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deliver in exchange or recompense wordnet
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emit or utter wordnet
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execute and deliver wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Middle English given, from merger of Old English giefan (“to give”) and Old Norse gefa (“to give”), from Proto-Germanic *gebaną (“to give”). Displaced yive, from Middle English yiven, of the same origin, from influence of Old Norse gefa.

Etymology 2

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