give
1. give \'giv\ \'ga-v\ \'giv-*n\ vb or gave; or giv.en or giv.ing [ME
given, of Scand origin; akin to OSw giva to give; akin to OE Xgiefan, gifan
to give, L habe-re to have, hold 1: to make a present of 2a: to grant or
bestow by formal action 2b: to accord or yield to another {gave him her
confidence} 3a: to put into the possession of another for his use : HAND
3b1: to administer as a sacrament 3b2: to administer as a medicine 3c: to
commit to the trust or keeping of another 3d: to transfer from one's
authority or custody 3e: to execute and deliver {all employees must ~
bond} 3f: to offer for conveyance or transmittal {~ my regards to your f
amily} 4a: to offer to the action of another : PROFFER {gave his hand to
the visitor} 4b: to yield to a man in sexual intercourse 5a: to present in
public performance {~ a concert} 5b: to present to view or observation
{gave the signal to start} 6: to provide by way of entertainment {~ a
party} 7: to propose as a toast 8a: to designate as a share or portion :
ALLOT 8b: to make assignment of (a name) 8c: to set forth as an actual or
hypothetical datum : ASSUME 8d: ATTRIBUTE, ASCRIBE {gave all the glory to
God} 9a: to yield as a product, consequence, or effect : PRODUCE {cow s ~
milk} {84 divided by 12 ~s 7} 9b: to bring forth : BEAR 10a: to yield
possession of by way of exchange : PAY 10b: to dispose of for a price :
SELL 11a: to deliver by some bodily action {gave him a push} 11b: EXECUTE
11c: to inflict as punishment 11d: to award by formal verdict {judgment
was given against the pl aintiff} 12: to offer for consideration,
acceptance, or use {~s no re ason for his absence} 13a: SACRIFICE 13b:
CONSIGN, COMMEND 13c: to apply freely or fully : DEVOTE 13d: to offer as
a pledge {I ~ you my word} 14a: OCCASION {mountains always gave him
pleasure} 14b: to cause a person to catch by contagion, infection, or
exposure 15: PERMIT, CONCEDE 16: to care to the extent of {didn't ~ a
hang} 1: to make gifts or presents : CONTRIBUTE, DONATE 2a: to yield to
physical force or strain 2b: to collapse from the application of force or
pressure of weather 3a: to become mild of frozen ground 3b: THAW 4: to
afford a view or passage : OPEN M: GIVE is the general term applicable to
passing over, delivering, transmitting in any manner; PRESENT suggests more
ceremony and implies a degree of value or complexity in what is given;
DONATE implies a publicized giving as to charity; BESTOW implies a settling
of something on one as a gift and often suggests condescension in the
giver; CONFER applies to the giving of an intangible thing of permanent
value (as an honor, privilege, rank); AFFORD implies a giving or supplying
that is a natural consequence of the character of the thing that gives : to
acquit (oneself) well : to withdraw before superior force : RETREAT : to
open the throttle of : speed up of hounds : to begin barking on the scent
1a: RETREAT 1b: to yield the right of way 2: to yield oneself without
restraint or control 3a: COLLAPSE, FAIL 3b: CONCEDE 4: to yield place
5: to begin to row - give a good account of SYN syn PRESENT, DONATE,
BESTOW, CONFER, AFFORD
2. give n 1: capacity or tendency to yield to force or strain 2: the
quality or state of being springy
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