Definitions for give

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Spelling: [giv]

IPA: /gɪv/

Give 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 22 anagrams from letters in give (egiv).

Definitions for give

noun

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

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 give

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 give

Our fans have seen all our sketches, so we wanted to give them something a little deeper about each character.

This cop that found me in a hallway, he says I must have been give a dose of Peter.

One of the other cops fired three times and those who were still able to give chase did.

My very blood boiled in my veins, that such an one as he could give me pain.

I'm going to stay to dinner with you, and you must give me something better than that.

That's a scurvy welcome to give a nephew you haven't seen for eighteen years.

I had wanted to give him something, something to make him proud.

give your heart up to it, as a little child led by its mother's hand!

But give the Kingdom credit for its sense of mercy: The lashes will be administered only 50 at a time.

J Crew did not give back the money it incidentally made off of Mrs. Obama.