-
proffer (a body part)
e.g. She gave her hand to her little sister
-
consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man
e.g. She gave herself to many men
-
occur
e.g. what gives?
-
estimate the duration or outcome of something
e.g. He gave the patient three months to live
e.g. I gave him a very good chance at success
-
dedicate
e.g. give thought to
e.g. give priority to
e.g. pay attention to
Synonym: pay devote
-
inflict as a punishment
e.g. She gave the boy a good spanking
e.g. The judge gave me 10 years
-
allow to have or take
e.g. I give you two minutes to respond
-
guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion
e.g. You gave me to think that you agreed with me
-
submit for consideration, judgment, or use
e.g. give one's opinion
e.g. give an excuse
-
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
e.g. She committed herself to the work of God
e.g. give one's talents to a good cause
e.g. consecrate your life to the church
Synonym: dedicate consecrate commit devote
-
offer in good faith
e.g. He gave her his word
-
manifest or show
e.g. This student gives promise of real creativity
e.g. The office gave evidence of tampering
-
convey or communicate
of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
e.g. Throw a glance
e.g. She gave me a dirty look
Synonym: throw
-
convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.
bestow
e.g. Don't pay him any mind
e.g. give the orders
e.g. Give him my best regards
e.g. pay attention
Synonym: pay
-
bestow
e.g. give homage
e.g. render thanks
Synonym: render
-
accord by verdict
e.g. give a decision for the plaintiff
-
propose
e.g. He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party
-
give food to
e.g. Feed the starving children in India
e.g. don't give the child this tough meat
Synonym: feed
-
be flexible under stress of physical force
e.g. This material doesn't give
Synonym: yield
-
give or supply
e.g. The cow brings in 5 liters of milk
e.g. This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn
e.g. The estate renders some revenue for the family
Synonym: render yield return generate
-
cause to happen or be responsible for
e.g. His two singles gave the team the victory
Synonym: yield
-
bring about
e.g. The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth
Synonym: establish
-
perform for an audience
e.g. Pollini is giving another concert in New York
-
present to view
e.g. He gave the sign to start
-
organize or be responsible for
e.g. hold a reception
e.g. have, throw, or make a party
e.g. give a course
Synonym: hold throw have make
-
move in order to make room for someone for something
e.g. The park gave way to a supermarket
e.g. `Move over,' he told the crowd
Synonym: move over give way ease up yield
-
break down, literally or metaphorically
e.g. The wall collapsed
e.g. The business collapsed
e.g. The dam broke
e.g. The roof collapsed
e.g. The wall gave in
e.g. The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
Synonym: collapse fall in cave in give way break founder
-
transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
e.g. I gave her my money
e.g. can you give me lessons?
e.g. She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care
-
leave with
give temporarily
e.g. Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?
e.g. Can I give you the children for the weekend?
-
give as a present
make a gift of
e.g. What will you give her for her birthday?
Synonym: gift present
-
place into the hands or custody of
e.g. hand me the spoon, please
e.g. Turn the files over to me, please
e.g. He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers
Synonym: pass hand reach pass on turn over
-
convey or reveal information
e.g. Give one's name
-
transmit (knowledge or skills)
e.g. give a secret to the Russians
e.g. leave your name and address here
e.g. impart a new skill to the students
Synonym: impart leave pass on
-
contribute to some cause
e.g. I gave at the office
Synonym: contribute chip in kick in
-
give or convey physically
e.g. She gave him First Aid
e.g. I gave him a punch in the nose
Synonym: apply
-
give (as medicine)
e.g. I gave him the drug
-
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
e.g. She gave him a black eye
e.g. The draft gave me a cold
-
bestow, especially officially
e.g. grant a degree
e.g. give a divorce
e.g. This bill grants us new rights
Synonym: grant
-
be the cause or source of
e.g. He gave me a lot of trouble
e.g. Our meeting afforded much interesting information
Synonym: yield afford
-
endure the loss of
e.g. He gave his life for his children
e.g. I gave two sons to the war
Synonym: sacrifice
-
afford access to
e.g. the door opens to the patio
e.g. The French doors give onto a terrace
Synonym: afford open
-
deliver in exchange or recompense
e.g. I'll give you three books for four CDs
-
emit or utter
e.g. Give a gulp
e.g. give a yelp
-
execute and deliver
e.g. Give bond