Definition of Give

Noun

• the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
  spring springiness

Verb

• proffer (a body part)
  "She gave her hand to her little sister"
  
• consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man
  "She gave herself to many men"
  
• occur
  "what gives?"
  
• inflict as a punishment
  "She gave the boy a good spanking"
  "The judge gave me 10 years"
  
• allow to have or take
  "I give you two minutes to respond"
  
• guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion
  "You gave me to think that you agreed with me"
  
• submit for consideration, judgment, or use
  "give one's opinion"
  "give an excuse"
  
• offer in good faith
  "He gave her his word"
  
• manifest or show
  "This student gives promise of real creativity"
  "The office gave evidence of tampering"
  
• accord by verdict
  "give a decision for the plaintiff"
  
• propose
  "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party"
  
• be flexible under stress of physical force
  "This material doesn't give"
  yield
• perform for an audience
  "Pollini is giving another concert in New York"
  
• present to view
  "He gave the sign to start"
  
• afford access to
  "the door opens to the patio"
  "The French doors give onto a terrace"
  afford open
• deliver in exchange or recompense
  "I'll give you three books for four CDs"
  
• execute and deliver
  "Give bond"
  
• estimate the duration or outcome of something
  "He gave the patient three months to live"
  "I gave him a very good chance at success"
  
• 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"
  collapse - fall in - cave in - give way break founder
• contribute to some cause
  "I gave at the office"
  contribute - chip in - kick in
• give food to
  "Feed the starving children in India"
  "don't give the child this tough meat"
  feed
• move in order to make room for someone for something
  "The park gave way to a supermarket"
  "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
  - move over - give way - ease up yield
• bestow, especially officially
  "grant a degree"
  "give a divorce"
  "This bill grants us new rights"
  grant
• bestow
  "give homage"
  "render thanks"
  render
• give or convey physically
  "She gave him First Aid"
  "I gave him a punch in the nose"
  apply
• give (as medicine)
  "I gave him the drug"
  
• 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"
  dedicate consecrate commit devote
• 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"
  pass hand reach - pass on - turn over
• endure the loss of
  "He gave his life for his children"
  "I gave two sons to the war"
  sacrifice
• emit or utter
  "Give a gulp"
  "give a yelp"
  
• 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?"
  
• bring about
  "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
  establish
• transmit (knowledge or skills)
  "give a secret to the Russians"
  "leave your name and address here"
  "impart a new skill to the students"
  impart leave - pass on
• 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"
  render yield return generate
• dedicate
  "give thought to"
  "give priority to"
  "pay attention to"
  pay devote
• cause to happen or be responsible for
  "His two singles gave the team the victory"
  yield
• give as a present
  make a gift of
  "What will you give her for her birthday?"
  gift present
• convey or communicate
  of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
  "Throw a glance"
  "She gave me a dirty look"
  throw
• organize or be responsible for
  "hold a reception"
  "have, throw, or make a party"
  "give a course"
  hold throw have make
• 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"
  pay
• convey or reveal information
  "Give one's name"
  
• 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"
  
• be the cause or source of
  "He gave me a lot of trouble"
  "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
  yield afford
• 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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