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give  (gv)
v. gave (gv), giv·en (gvn), giv·ing, gives
v.tr.
1. To make a present of: We gave her flowers for her birthday.
2. To place in the hands of; pass: Give me the scissors.
3.
a. To deliver in exchange or recompense; pay: gave five dollars for the book.
b. To let go for a price; sell: gave the used car away for two thousand dollars.
4.
a. To administer: give him some cough medicine.
b. To convey by a physical action: gave me a punch in the nose.
c. To inflict as punishment: gave the child a spanking; was given life imprisonment for the crime.
d. Law To accord by verdict: A decision was given for the plaintiff.
5.
a. To bestow, especially officially; confer: The Bill of Rights gives us freedom of speech.
b. To accord or tender to another: Give him your confidence.
c. To put temporarily at the disposal of: gave them the cottage for a week.
d. To entrust to another, usually for a specified reason: gave me the keys for safekeeping.
e. To convey or offer for conveyance: Give him my best wishes.
f. Law To execute and deliver. Used especially in the phrase give bond.
6.
a. To endure the loss of; sacrifice: gave her son to the war; gave her life for her country.
b. To devote or apply completely: gives herself to her work.
c. To furnish or contribute: gave their time to help others.
d. To offer in good faith; pledge: Give me your word.
7.
a. To allot as a portion or share.
b. To bestow (a name, for example).
c. To attribute (blame, for example) to someone; assign.
d. To award as due: gave us first prize.
8. To emit or utter: gave a groan; gave a muted response.
9. To submit for consideration, acceptance, or use: give an opinion; give an excuse.
10.
a. To proffer to another: gave the toddler my hand.
b. To consent to engage (oneself) in sexual intercourse with a man.
11.
a. To perform for an audience: give a recital.
b. To present to view: gave the sign to begin.
12.
a. To offer as entertainment: give a dinner party.
b. To propose as a toast.
13.
a. To be a source of; afford: His remark gave offense. Music gives her pleasure.
b. To cause to catch or be subject to (a disease or bodily condition): The draft gave me a cold.
c. To guide or direct, as by persuasion or behavior. Used with an infinitive phrase: You gave me to imagine you approved of my report.
14.
a. To yield or produce: Cows give milk.
b. To bring forth or bear: trees that give fruit.
c. To produce as a result of calculation: 5 × 12 gives 60.
15.
a. To manifest or show: gives promise of brilliance; gave evidence of tampering.
b. To carry out (a physical movement): give a wink; give a start.
16. To permit one to have or take: gave us an hour to finish.
17. To take an interest to the extent of: "My dear, I don't give a damn" Margaret Mitchell.
v.intr.
1. To make gifts or donations: gives generously to charity.
2.
a. To yield to physical force.
b. To collapse from force or pressure: The roof gave under the weight of the snow.
c. To yield to change: Both sides will have to give on some issues.
3. To afford access to or a view; open: The doors give onto a terrace.
4. Slang To be in progress; happen: What gives?
n.
1. Capacity or inclination to yield under pressure.
2. The quality or condition of resilience; springiness: "Fruits that have some give ... will have more juice than hard ones" Elizabeth Schneider.
Phrasal Verbs:
give away
1. To make a gift of.
2. To present (a bride) to the bridegroom at a wedding ceremony.
3.
a. To reveal or make known, often accidentally.
b. To betray.
give back
To return: gave me back my book.
give in
1. To hand in; submit: She gave in her report.
2. To cease opposition; yield.
give of
To devote or contribute: She really gave of her time to help. They give of themselves to improve the quality of education.
give off
To send forth; emit: chemical changes that give off energy.
give out
1. To allow to be known; declare publicly: gave out the bad news.
2. To send forth; emit: gave out a steady buzzing.
3. To distribute: gave out the surplus food.
4. To stop functioning; fail.
5. To become used up or exhausted; run out: Their determination finally gave out.
give over
1. To hand over; entrust.
2.
a. To devote to a particular purpose or use: gave the day over to merrymaking.
b. To surrender (oneself) completely; abandon: finally gave myself over to grief.
3. To cause an activity to stop: ordered the combatants to give over.
give up
1.
a. To surrender: The suspects gave themselves up.
b. To devote (oneself) completely: gave herself up to her work.
2.
a. To cease to do or perform: gave up their search.
b. To desist from; stop: gave up smoking.
3. To part with; relinquish: gave up the apartment; gave up all hope.
4.
a. To lose hope for: We had given the dog up as lost.
b. To lose hope of seeing: We'd given you up an hour ago.
5. To admit defeat.
6. To abandon what one is doing or planning to do: gave up on writing the novel.
Idioms:
give a good account of (oneself)
To behave or perform creditably.
give birth to
1. To bear as offspring.
2. To be the origin of: a hobby that gave birth to a successful business.
give ground
To yield to a more powerful force; retreat.
give it to Informal
To punish or reprimand severely: My parents really gave it to me for coming in late.
give or take
Plus or minus a small specified amount: The chalet is close to the road, give or take a few hundred yards.
give rise to
To be the cause or origin of; bring about.
give (someone) a hard time
1. To make life difficult for; harass.
2. To make fun of; tease.
give (someone) the eye
To look at admiringly or invitingly.
give the lie to
1. To show to be inaccurate or untrue.
2. To accuse of lying.
give up the ghost
To cease living or functioning; die.
give way
1.
a. To retreat or withdraw.
b. To yield the right of way: gave way to an oncoming car.
c. To relinquish ascendancy or position: as day gives way slowly to night.
2.
a. To collapse from or as if from physical pressure: The ladder gave way.
b. To yield to urging or demand; give in.
3. To abandon oneself: give way to hysteria.

[Middle English given, from Old English giefan and Old Norse gefa; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]

give
Verb
[giving, gave, given]
1. to present or hand (something) to someone
2. to pay (an amount of money) for a purchase
3. to grant or provide: to give an answer
4. to utter (a shout or cry)
5. to perform, make, or do: the prime minister gave a speech
6. to host (a party)
7. to sacrifice or devote: comrades who gave their lives for their country
8. to concede: he was very efficient, I have to give him that
9. to yield or break under pressure: something has got to give
10. give or take plus or minus: about one hundred metres, give or take five
Noun
a tendency to yield under pressure; elasticity
See also give away, give in, etc. [Old English giefan]
giver n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.give - the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
elasticity, snap - the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its snap"
Verb1.give - cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"
infect - communicate a disease to; "Your children have infected you with this head cold"
award, grant - give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"
yield, afford, give - be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
drive home, deliver - carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left"
2.give - be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
open up, open - make available; "This opens up new possibilities"
give - cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"
furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
allow for, allow, provide, leave - make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"
3.give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
cough up, pony up, spit up - give reluctantly; "He coughed up some money for his children's tuition"
rent, lease, let - grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"
support - support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"
transfer - cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"
pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"
accord, allot, grant - allow to have; "grant a privilege"
grant, allow - let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"
present, submit - hand over formally
bestow - give as a gift
heap - bestow in large quantities; "He heaped him with work"; "She heaped scorn upon him"
deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, mete out, parcel out, shell out, lot, administer, allot, deal - administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
proffer, offer - present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"
chip in, contribute, kick in, give - contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"
return, render - give back; "render money"
deposit, bank - put into a bank account; "She deposits her paycheck every month"
cede, concede, yield, grant - give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
loan, lend - give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money"
furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
requite, repay - make repayment for or return something
dispense with, part with, spare, give up - give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"
vest - place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons; "She vested her vast fortune in her two sons"
enfeoff - put in possession of land in exchange for a pledge of service, in feudal society; "He enfeoffed his son-in-law with a large estate in Scotland"
give back, refund, repay, return - pay back; "Please refund me my money"
take - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"
4.give - convey or reveal information; "Give one's name"
say, state, tell - express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
quote - name the price of; "quote prices for cars"
cast - deposit; "cast a vote"; "cast a ballot"
impart, pass on, give, leave - transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"
5.give - convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention"
communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"
offer, extend - offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"
6.give - organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
direct - be in charge of
7.give - convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look"
communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"
8.give - give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
dower, endow - furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got dowered"
hand out, pass out, give out, distribute - give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams"
give away - make a gift of; "She gave away her antique furniture"
raffle, raffle off - dispose of in a lottery; "We raffled off a trip to the Bahamas"
bung, fee, tip - give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward"
bequeath, will, leave - leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
cede, surrender, give up, deliver - relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
deed over, grant - transfer by deed; "grant land"
treat - provide with a gift or entertainment; "Grandmother always treated us to the circus"; "I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed"
donate - give to a charity or good cause; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month"
tender - offer or present for acceptance
render, submit - make over as a return; "They had to render the estate"
9.give - cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory"
create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
generate, yield, render, give, return - give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"
10.give - dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"
cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"
sacrifice, give - endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
11.give - give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"
produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
yield, give - cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory"
establish, give - bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
12.give - transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"
convey - make known; pass on, of information; "She conveyed the message to me"
tell - let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"
bequeath, will, leave - leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
give - convey or reveal information; "Give one's name"
13.give - bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
introduce - bring in or establish in a new place or environment; "introduce a rule"; "introduce exotic fruits"
generate, yield, render, give, return - give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"
pacify - fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"
14.give - leave with; give temporarily; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?"
hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
15.give - emit or utter; "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp"
let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
16.give - endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
devote, pay, give - dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"
dedicate, devote, commit, consecrate, give - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
relinquish, resign, give up, release, free - part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
17.givegive - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
give - leave with; give temporarily; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?"
transfer - cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"
sneak, slip - pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"
deal - give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"
fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, turn in, deliver, render - to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money"
relinquish, resign, give up, release, free - part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
entrust, intrust, confide, commit, trust - confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"
entrust, leave - put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"
18.give - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
vow, consecrate - dedicate to a deity by a vow
give - offer in good faith; "He gave her his word"
rededicate - dedicate anew; "They were asked to rededicate themselves to their country"
apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"
sacrifice, give - endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
apply - apply oneself to; "Please apply yourself to your homework"
19.give - give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug"
dispense, administer - give or apply (medications)
give - inflict as a punishment; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years"
apply, give - give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
20.give - give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, mete out, parcel out, shell out, lot, administer, allot, deal - administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
give - give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug"
tread - apply (the tread) to a tire
administer - perform (a church sacrament) ritually; "administer the last unction"
21.give - bestow; "give homage"; "render thanks"
communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"
dedicate - inscribe or address by way of compliment; "She dedicated her book to her parents"
give - accord by verdict; "give a decision for the plaintiff"
22.give - bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"
23.give - move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
abandon, give up - stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
24.give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
dine - give dinner to; host for dinner; "I'm wining and dining my friends"
scavenge - feed on carrion or refuse; "hyenas scavenge"
fodder - give fodder (to domesticated animals)
swill, slop - feed pigs
regurgitate - feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food; "many birds feed their young by regurgitating what they have swallowed and carried to the nest"
corn - feed (cattle) with corn
malnourish, undernourish - provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment; "The stunted growth of these children shows that they are undernourished"
overfeed - feed excessively
spoonfeed - feed with a spoon
force-feed - feed someone who will not or cannot eat
cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
lunch - provide a midday meal for; "She lunched us well"
breakfast - provide breakfast for
breastfeed, give suck, lactate, wet-nurse, suckle, nurse, suck - give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
bottlefeed - feed (infants) with a bottle
inject - feed intravenously
aliment, nutrify, nourish - give nourishment to
range - let eat; "range the animals in the prairie"
pasture, graze, crop - let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
25.give - contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"
give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
combine - add together from different sources; "combine resources"
26.givegive - break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
implode, go off - burst inward; "The bottle imploded"
abandon, give up - stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"
buckle, crumple - fold or collapse; "His knees buckled"
flop - fall loosely; "He flopped into a chair"
break - curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; "The surf broke"
slide down, slump, sink - fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"
collapse, burst - cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe"
27.give - estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success"
estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
28.give - execute and deliver; "Give bond"
execute - carry out the legalities of; "execute a will or a deed"
29.give - deliver in exchange or recompense; "I'll give you three books for four CDs"
recompense, repair, compensate, indemnify - make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident"
30.give - afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
31.give - present to view; "He gave the sign to start"
give - perform for an audience; "Pollini is giving another concert in New York"
show - make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please"
32.give - perform for an audience; "Pollini is giving another concert in New York"
performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance
perform - give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"
give - present to view; "He gave the sign to start"
33.give - be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"
stretch - become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches"
buckle under, knuckle under, succumb, give in, yield - consent reluctantly
34.give - propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party"
salute, toast, wassail, drink, pledge - propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"
35.give - accord by verdict; "give a decision for the plaintiff"
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
give - inflict as a punishment; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years"
render, give - bestow; "give homage"; "render thanks"
accord, allot, grant - allow to have; "grant a privilege"
36.give - manifest or show; "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering"
evince, express, show - give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"
37.give - offer in good faith; "He gave her his word"
pledge - give as a guarantee; "I pledge my honor"
dedicate, devote, commit, consecrate, give - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
38.give - submit for consideration, judgment, or use; "give one's opinion"; "give an excuse"
submit, subject - refer for judgment or consideration; "The lawyers submitted the material to the court"
39.give - guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion; "You gave me to think that you agreed with me"
lead - cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks"
40.give - allow to have or take; "I give you two minutes to respond"
countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
41.give - inflict as a punishment; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years"
inflict, impose, bring down, visit - impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"
give - accord by verdict; "give a decision for the plaintiff"
give - give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug"
42.give - occur; "what gives?"
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
43.give - consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; "She gave herself to many men"
give - proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
consent, go for, accept - give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"
44.give - proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
give - consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; "She gave herself to many men"
proffer, offer - present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"

give
give in admit defeat, yield, concede, collapse, quit, submit, surrender, comply, succumb, cave in (informal) capitulate
give something off or out emit, produce, release, discharge, send out, throw out, vent, exude, exhale
give something out
1. distribute, issue, deliver, circulate, hand out, dispense, dole out, pass round
2. make known, announce, publish, broadcast, communicate, transmit, utter, notify, impart, disseminate, shout from the rooftops (informal)
give something up
1. abandon, stop, quit, kick (informal) cease, cut out, renounce, leave off, say goodbye to, desist, kiss (something) goodbye, forswear
2. quit, leave, resign, step down from (informal)
Translations

give [gɪv] [pt gave, pp given] [geɪv, ˈgɪvn] vtdar (= deliver); entregar;
(as gift) → regalar
vi (= break) → romperse (= stretch) [fabric] → dar de sí;
to give sb sth, give sth to sb → dar algo a algn;
how much did you give for it? → ¿cuánto pagaste por él?;
12 o'clock, give or take a few minutes → más o menos las doce;
give them my regards → dales recuerdos de mi parte;
I can give you 10 minutes → le puedo conceder 10 minutos;
to give way (BRIT) (AUT) → ceder el paso;
to give way to despair → ceder a la desesperación
give away vt (= give free) → regalar (= betray); traicionar (= disclose); revelar
give back vtdevolver
give in viceder
vtentregar
give off vtdespedir
give out vtdistribuir
vi (= be exhausted) [supplies] → agotarse (= fail) [engine] → averiarse; [strength] → fallar
give up virendirse, darse por vencido
vtrenunciar a;
to give up smoking → dejar de fumar;
to give o.s. up → entregarse
give [gɪv] [gave , pt , given , pp ] [geɪv, ˈgɪvn] n [of fabric] → élasticité f
vtdonner
vi (= break) → céder (= stretch) [fabric] → se prêter;
to give sb sth, give sth to sb → donner qch à qn [+ gift]; offrir qch à qn [+ message]; transmettre qch à qn;
to give sb a call/kiss → appeler/embrasser qn;
to give a cry/sigh → pousser un cri/un soupir;
how much did you give for it? → combien (l')avez-vous payé?;
12 o'clock, give or take a few minutes → midi, à quelques minutes près;
to give way → céder;
(Brit) (Aut) → donner la priorité
give away vtdonner (= give free); faire cadeau de (= betray); donner, trahir (= disclose); révéler [+ bride]; conduire à l'autel
give back vtrendre
give in vicéder
vtdonner
give off vtdégager
give out vt [+ food etc] → distribuer [+ news]; annoncer
vi (= be exhausted) [supplies] → s'épuiser (= fail); lâcher
give up virenoncer
vtrenoncer à;
to give up smoking → arrêter de fumer;
to give o.s. up → se rendre
give [gɪv] [gave , pt , given , pp ] vt 1. (= hand over);
to give sb sth, give sth to sb → jdm etw geben;
I'll give you £5 for it → ich gebe dir £5 dafür
2. (used with noun to replace a verb);
to give a sigh/cry/laugh etcseufzen/schreien/lachen etc;
to give a speech/a lecture → eine Rede/einen Vortrag halten;
to give three cheers → ein dreifaches Hoch ausbringen
3. (= tell, deliver) [+ news, message etc] → mitteilen (= 000) [+ advice, answer] → geben
4. (= supply, provide) [+ opportunity, job etc] → geben (= 000) [+ surprise] → bereiten (= bestow) [+ title, honour, right] → geben, verleihen;
that's given me an idea → dabei kommt mir eine Idee
5. (= devote) [+ time, one's life] → geben (= 000) [+ attention] → schenken
6. (= organize) [+ party, dinner etc] → geben vi
1. (also: give way) (= break, collapse); nachgeben
2. (= stretch) [fabric] → sich dehnen
give away give vt [+ money, opportunity] → verschenken [+ secret, information]; verraten [+ bride]; zum Altar führen;
that immediately gave him away → dadurch verriet er sich sofort
give back give vt [+ money, book etc] → zurückgeben
give in give vi (= yield) → nachgeben
vt [+ essay etc] → abgeben
give off give vt [+ heat, smoke] → abgeben
give out give vt [+ prizes, books, drinks etc] → austeilen
vi (= be exhausted) [supplies] → zu Ende gehen (= fail); versagen
give up give vt, viaufgeben;
to give up smoking give → das Rauchen aufgeben;
to give o.s. up give → sich stellen;
(after siege etc) → sich ergeben
give way give vi (= yield, collapse) → nachgeben;
(Brit) (Aut) → die Vorfahrt achten
give [gɪv] n [of fabric] → elasticità
vb [pt gave, pp given] [geɪv, ˈgɪvn]
vtdare
vicedere;
to give sb sth, give sth to sb → dare qc a qn;
to give a cry/sigh → emettere un grido/sospiro;
how much did you give for it? → quanto (l')hai pagato?;
12 o'clock, give or take a few minutes → mezzogiorno, minuto più minuto meno;
to give way vicedere;
(BRIT ) (AUT) → dare la precedenza
give away vtdare via (= give free); fare dono di (= betray); tradire (= disclose); rivelare [+ bride]; condurre all'altare
give back vtrendere
give in vicedere
vtconsegnare
give off vtemettere
give out vtdistribuire; annunciare
vi (= be exhausted) [supplies] → esaurirsi, venir meno (= fail) [engine] → fermarsi: [strength] → mancare
give up virinunciare
vtrinunciare a;
to give up smoking → smettere di fumare;
to give o.s. up → arrendersi

give
v give [giv]
1 to cause to have My aunt gave me a book for Christmas; Can you give me an opinion on this?geeيُعْطيдавамdátgivegebenδίνωdar, regalarandmaدادنantaadonnerלתתदेनाdati, poklonitiadmemberigefadare与える주다duotidot; sniegtberigevengidaćdara daдарить; даватьdaťdatidatigeให้vermekдаватиمہیا کرناcho; đưa
2 to produce (something) Cows give milk but horses do not; He gave a talk on his travels.gee, houيُعْطي، يُنْتِجдавамdávat; mítgivegebenδίνω, παράγωdarandmaتولید کردن؛ دادنtuottaa, pitäädonnerלתתउत्पन्न करनाproizvoditi, stvaratiadmenghasilkanframleiða, gefa af sérdare産する산출하다duotidotmengeluarkangevengidawaćfazera produceдаватьdávať; maťdajati, datidavatige, frambringa, hållaแสดงvermek生產даватиپیدا کرناsinh ra; cho
3 to yield, bend, break etc This lock looks solid, but it will give under pressure.meegeeيَنْحَني، يَنْكَسِرподдавамpovolit, ohnout se, rozbít segive efternachgebenυποχωρώ, λυγίζω, σπάωceder, dar de järele andmaخم شدن؛ در هم شکستنantaa myötencéderלכרועमोड़ना, तोड़नाpopustitiengedpatahláta undan, brestacedereこわれる구부러지다, 휘다pasiduoti, neišlaikyti(par priekšmetu) liekties; padotiespatahmeegevengi etterpoddać się, ustąpićcedera cedaподаваться; ломатьсяpovoliťpopustitipopustitige efter, ge vikaให้eğilmek, bükülmek, kırılmak彎曲піддаватисяہار مانناcong xuống hoặc căng
4 to organize (some event etc) We're giving a party next week.houيُنَظِّمдавамpořádatholdegebenοργανώνωdar, celebrar, organizarkorraldamaبرگزار کردنjärjestää, pitäädonnerלארגןकोई कार्यक्रम इत्यादि संगठित करनाorganiziratiszervez, admenyelenggarakanhaldadare開催する개최하다rengti[]rīkot (kādu pasākumu)mengadakangevenholdewydawaćorganizara organizaустраиватьusporiadaťprireditiorganizovatianordna, haจัดให้vermek, yapmak組織даватиانعقاد کرناtổ chức
n
the ability to yield or bend under pressure This chair has a lot of give in it.meegeeإنْحِناء، إنْكِسار، سُقوطотстъпчивостpoddajnostgiven efterdie Nachgiebigkeitελαστικότηταelasticidad, resistenciavetruvusضعف؛ سستیjoustoélasticitéגמישותदबाव में झुकने या मुड़ने की क्षमताelastičnost, savitljivostrugalmasságkelenturanfjöðrun, teygja, undanlátelasticità弾力性탄력성elastingumaselastība; atsperīgumsmemberiveerkrachtelastisitet, svikt, strekkzapaselasticidadeelasti­citateупругостьpoddajnosť, pružnosťprožnostizdržljivostelasticitetความโค้งงอได้esneme; eğilme, bükülme可彎性піддатливістьبرداشت کرنے کی صلاحیتtính đàn hồi
adj ˈgiven
1 stated to do a job at a given time.gegeweمُعَيَّنопределенdaný, stanovenýbestemt; nærmere fastsatgegebenδεδομένος, καθορισμένοςdadomääratudتعیین شدهmainittu, sovittudonnéנתוןबताया गयाpostavljen, zadan(meg)adottditentukanákveðinn, tiltekinndato, prestabilito定められた정해진šis, skirtasnoteikts; norādītsditetapkangegevenbestemt, nærmere angittdanydadodatустановленныйdaný, stanovený, určenýdoločenzadatbestämd, överenskommen, givenซึ่งมอบให้ไว้; เป็นของขวัญ; ที่กำหนดให้belirtilmiş, saptanmış, verilmiş一定的даний, певнийمقررđã định sẵn
2 (with to) in the habit of (doing) something He's given to making stupid remarks.verslaaf aanميّال إلى، مولَع ب، مُدْمِن علىимам навик даnáchylný k, libovat si vhave for vanebestimmtεπιρρεπής σεdado a, propenso akalduvعادت کردهtaipuvainenenclin àנוטה ל-कुछ करने की आदतnaviknuthajlamos (vmire)biasagefinn fyrirdedito~しがちで...하는 버릇이 있는linkęsnodeviesmemang biasade gewoonte hebbentilbøyelig tilmieć w zwyczajudado aînclinat săсклонныйnáchylný (na)nagnjenimati običajbegiven på, fallen förที่ติดเป็นนิสัยeğimli, meyyal習慣的схильнийکسی چیز کا عدی ہوناcó thói quen làm cái gì
3 taking (something) as a fact Given that x equals three, x plus two equals five.gegeweمُفْتَرضين أنкато се вземе впредвидje-li dánogivet; forudsatvorausgegebenδεδομένου ότιdado, considerando, teniendo en cuentaeeldusel, etمسلمkun tunnetaanétant donnéלאור העובדהकिसी चीज को तथ्य की तरह लेनाzadano jefeltéve, hogyseandainyaað (e-u) gefnudato~とすれば가정된jeija; pieņemotdiberigegeven(opp)gitt, under forutsetning avprzyjąwszy, żeconsiderandodacă(за)данныйak je danéče vzamemo, das obzirom na to daförutsattที่กำหนดให้... ise, takdirde假定的ураховуючиفرض کرناcó chú ý đến
given name
(American) a personal or christian name. gegeweالإسْم الأوَّلкръщелно имеkřestní jménofornavnder Vornameβαφτιστικό όνομαnombre de pilaeesnimiاسم اولetunimiprénomשם פרטיप्रदत्त नामosobno, krsno imekeresztnév, utónévnama depanskírnarnafnnome di battesimo(성에 대하여) 이름vardas(cilvēka) vārdsnama Kristianvoornaamfornavnimięnome de baptismopre­numeимя(krstné) menorojstno, krstno imekršteno imeförnamnชื่อแรกilk ad, isim名字,教名ім'яکسی کا رکھا گیا نامtên thánh
give and take
willingness to allow someone something in return for being allowed something oneself. gee en neemأخْذ وَعَطاء، تنازُل مُتَبادَلвзаимна отстъпкаněco za něco, vzájemné ústupkyvillighed til at gå på kompromisGeben und Nehmenσυναλλαγή, δοσοληψίαtoma y daca, concesiones mutuasvorst vorsti vastuمبادله؛ بده و بستانvastavuoroisuusconcessions mutuellesתן וקחआदान-प्रदानuzajamno popustitikompromisszummemberi dan menerimagagnkvæm tilslökunconcessioni reciproche, compromesso双方の譲歩공평한 거래, 상호 양보kompromisas, abipusė nuolaidasavstarpēja piekāpšanās; kompromissmemberi dan menerimageven en nemengjensidighetsforhold, villighet til kompromisskompromisowośćmais ou menosconcesii reciproceвзаимные уступкиniečo za niečo, kompromisdaj damkompromisgivande och tagandeการดำเนินการโดยถ้อยทีถ้อยอาศัยซึ่งกันและกันkarşılıklı fedakârlık公平交換компромісتبادل میں یقین رکھناtỏ ra khoan dung
give away
1 to give etc (something) to someone (eg because one no longer wants it) I'm going to give all my money away.geeيُوَزِّع ، يَهبдарявамvzdát segive vækverschenkenχαρίζωdar, regalar; deshacerse deära andmaاهدا کردنantaa poisdonnerלמסורछोड़ देनाdati, podijelitiodaadmemberikangefa frá sérdare viaあげるatiduotiatdot; atdāvinātmemberikanweggevengi bortrozdaćdesfazer-se dea donaотдавать, раздаватьvzdať saoddatipoklonitige bortให้bağışlamak送掉віддаватиغیر ضروری چیز عطیہ کر دیناcho
2 to cause or allow (information etc) to become known usually accidentally He gave away our hiding-place (noun ˈgive-away : the lingering smell was a give-away).uitlap, verklapيَكْشِف، يُفْشي السِّرиздавамprozradit; prozrazenírøbe; afsløre; afsløringpreisgeben, die Preisgabeμαρτυρώ, προδίδω, αποκαλυπτική ένδειξηrevelar, descubrir, dejar escaparreetmaفاش کردنpaljastaarévélerלגלות, להסגירबांटनाodatielárulmembocorkanóviljandi uppljóstrunrivelareうっかり示す누설하다išduotiizpļāpāt; izpļāpāties; izpļāpāšanamembocorkan rahsiaprijsgeven; ongewildrøpe, avsløre; avsløringwydaćindicara destăinuiпроболтаться; выдатьprezradiť; prezradenie (neúmyselné)izdati; nekaj izdajalskegaodatiröja, avslöjaเผยความลับaçığa vurmak泄露розголоситиغلطی سے کوئی معلومات ظاہر کر دیناtố cáo
give back
to return something She gave me back the book that she borrowed last week.teruggeeيَرُد، يُعيدвръщамvrátitgive tilbagezurückgebenεπιστρέφω κτ.devolvertagastamaپس دادنpalauttaarendreלהחזירलौटा देनाvratitivisszaadmengembalikanskilaridare, restituire返す반환하다atiduoti, grąžintiatdot atpakaļmemulangkanteruggevengi/levere tilbakeoddaćdevolvera restituiвозвращатьvrátiťvrnitivratitige (lämna) tillbakaคืนiade etmek, geri vermek