Definitions for gave

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gave gave

Spelling: [geyv]

IPA: /geɪv/

Gave is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 28 anagrams from letters in gave (aegv).

Definitions for gave

noun

1. the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.

verb

1. simple past tense of give.

Idioms

1. give and take, to compromise in order to cooperate: to exchange ideas:
2. give battle. battle1 (def 10).
3. give ground, to yield before superior force, as of arms or of reasoning.
4. give it to, Informal. to reprimand or punish:
5. give or take, plus or minus a specified amount; more or less:
6. give rise to. rise (def 55).
7. give way. way1 (def 25).

Verb phrases

1. give away, to give as a present; bestow. to present (the bride) to the bridegroom in a marriage ceremony. to expose or betray (a person). to reveal (a confidence or secret, hidden motives, true feelings, etc.):
2. give back, to return (something), as to its owner; restore:
3. give birth to. birth (def 10).
4. give in, to acknowledge defeat; yield. to hand in; deliver:
5. give of, to devote or contribute generously of:
6. give off, to put forth; emit:
7. give out, to send out; emit. to make public; announce. to distribute; issue. to become exhausted. to become used up; fail: to do or express something, especially unrestrainedly or easily:
8. give over, to put into the care of; transfer: to put an end to; stop: to indulge in without restraint: to devote to a specified activity:
9. give up, to abandon hope; despair. to desist from; renounce: to surrender; relinquish. to devote (oneself) entirely to: South Midland U.S. to consider; deem:

verb (used with object)

1. to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow:
2. to hand to someone:
3. to place in someone's care:
4. to grant (permission, opportunity, etc.) to someone:
5. to impart or communicate:
6. to set forth or show; present; offer:
7. to pay or transfer possession to another in exchange for something:
8. to furnish, provide, or proffer:
9. to provide as an entertainment or social function:
10. to deal or administer:
11. to put forth, emit, or utter; issue:
12. to assign or admit as a basis of calculation or reasoning (usually used passively):
13. to produce, yield, or afford:
14. to make, do, or perform:
15. to perform or present publicly:
16. to cause; be responsible for (usually followed by an infinitive):
17. to care about something to the value or extent of (something fanciful):
18. to relinquish or sacrifice:
19. to convey or transmit:
20. to assign or allot: .
21. to bestow (the object of one's choice) upon, as if by providence:
22. to be connected with, as by a telephone operator:
23. to present to an audience, as an entertainer, speaker, or act:
24. to attribute or ascribe:
25. to cause or occasion:
26. to apply fully or freely:
27. to award by verdict or after consideration:
28. to inflict as a punishment on another; punish by; impose a sentence of:
29. to pledge, offer as a pledge, or execute and deliver:
30. to propose as the subject of a toast (followed by an indirect object):
31. to bear to a man; deliver (followed by an indirect object):
32. to sire upon a woman; father (followed by an indirect object):
33. to concede or grant, as a point in an argument.

verb (used without object)

1. to make a gift or gifts; contribute:
2. to yield somewhat, as to influence or force; compromise:
3. to yield somewhat when subjected to weight, force, pressure, etc.:
4. to collapse; break down; fall apart; fail:
5. to be warm and open in relationships with other persons:
6. Informal. to divulge information:
7. to afford a view or passage; face, open, or lead (usually followed by on, onto, etc.):

Origin of gave

before 900; Middle English Old Norse gefa (compare Danish give); replacing Middle English yeven, yiven, Old English gefan, giefan; cognate with Dutch geven, German geben, Gothic giban

Examples for gave

I gave him my carpetbag to carry this morning, and he ran away with it.

Last March they gave Airbus a huge piece of new business, ordering 169 A320s and 65 of the slightly larger A321.

Eudora took it with a deep blush, saying, "Aspasia gave it to me."

Mrs. Morgan gave Robert a reception as warm as her husband had done.

The End of Gangs By Sam Quinones, Pacific-Standard Los Angeles gave America the modern street gang.

I remember Mr. Milbrey spoke of what fine claret you gave him.

Her focus would be on the three months, January through March 1965, that gave birth to the Voting Rights Act.

At the doorway she gave him her hand, which he took in silence.

Stanley Richards, Senior Vice President of the Fortune Society, gave a tour along with a few residents.

For years, Cuomo gave me a hard time every time we crossed paths about whether I had cuffs or pleats.