give

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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).
   • I gave him my coat.
   • I gave my coat to the beggar.
   • When they asked, I gave my coat.
   • I'm going to give my wife a necklace for her birthday.
   • She gave a pair of shoes to her husband for their anniversary.
   • I gave him my word that I'd protect his children.
   • I gave them permission to miss tomorrow's class.
   • Please give me some more time.
   • It gives me a lot of pleasure to be here tonight.
   • The fence gave me an electric shock.
   • My mother-in-law gives me nothing but grief.
   • it's giving me bad vibes — It's giving me old Hollywood (vibes)
   • it's giving old Hollywood (vibes)
   • Stop texting me! It's giving "desperate", honestly.
   • I want to give you a kiss and a hug.
   • As mom gave us a long look, I gave a sigh and my sister gave a laugh.
   • I'd like to give the tire a kick.
   • I gave the boy a push on the swing.
   • She gave me a wink afterwards, so I knew she was joking.
   • Give me your hand.
   • On entering the house, he gave his coat to the doorman.
   • My boyfriend gave me chlamydia.
   • He was convinced that it was his alcoholism that gave him cancer.
   • The doctors gave me morphine for the pain.
   • Playing for us tonight, I give you The Beatles!
   • On this happy evening, I give you the bride and groom!
2. To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
   • I gave him my coat.
   • I gave my coat to the beggar.
   • When they asked, I gave my coat.
3. To make a present or gift of.
   • I'm going to give my wife a necklace for her birthday.
   • She gave a pair of shoes to her husband for their anniversary.
4. To pledge.
   • I gave him my word that I'd protect his children.
5. To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford.
   • I gave them permission to miss tomorrow's class.
   • Please give me some more time.
6. To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in (the specified person, or the target, audience, etc.).
   • It gives me a lot of pleasure to be here tonight.
   • The fence gave me an electric shock.
   • My mother-in-law gives me nothing but grief.
   • it's giving me bad vibes — It's giving me old Hollywood (vibes)
7. To give off (a certain vibe or appearance). .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
   • it's giving old Hollywood (vibes)
   • Stop texting me! It's giving "desperate", honestly.
8. To carry out (a physical interaction) with (something).
   • I want to give you a kiss and a hug.
   • As mom gave us a long look, I gave a sigh and my sister gave a laugh.
   • I'd like to give the tire a kick.
   • I gave the boy a push on the swing.
   • She gave me a wink afterwards, so I knew she was joking.
9. To pass (something) into (someone's hand, etc.).
   • Give me your hand.
   • On entering the house, he gave his coat to the doorman.
10. To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to.
    • My boyfriend gave me chlamydia.
    • He was convinced that it was his alcoholism that gave him cancer.
11. To provide or administer (a medication).
    • The doctors gave me morphine for the pain.
12. To present someone to an audience.
    • Playing for us tonight, I give you The Beatles!
13. To propose someone for a toast, used in standard formulations for toasts.
    • On this happy evening, I give you the bride and groom!
14. To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
    • They're giving my favorite show!
15. To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
    • I give it ten minutes before he gives up.
    • I'd give it a 95% chance of success.
    • I'll give their marriage six months.
16. To yield or collapse under pressure or force.
    • One pillar gave, then more, and suddenly the whole floor pancaked onto the floor below.
17. To lead (onto or into).
    • The master bedroom gives onto a spacious balcony.
18. To provide a view of.
    • His window gave the park.
19. 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.
20. To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
21. To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
22. 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.
23. To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
24. 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.
25. To grant power, permission, destiny, etc. (especially to a person); to allot; to allow.
26. To devote or apply (oneself).
    • The soldiers give themselves to plunder.
    • That boy is given to fits of bad temper.
27. To become soft or moist.
28. To shed tears; to weep.
29. To have a misgiving.

Noun

1. The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilience.
   • This chair doesn't have much give.
   • There is no give in his dogmatic religious beliefs.

Noun

1. Alternative form of gyve.

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