give

give [giv]

vt.

gave, given, giving [ME given (with g- < ON gefa, to give), yeven < OE giefan, akin to Ger geben < IE base * ghabh-, to grasp, take > L habere, to have: the special Gmc sense of this base results from its use as a substitute for IE * dō- (as in L dare, to give)]

1. to turn over the possession or control of to someone without cost or exchange; make a gift of

2. to hand or pass over into the trust or keeping of someone [to give the porter a bag to carry, to give a daughter in marriage]

3. to hand or pass over in exchange for something else; sell (goods, services, etc.) for a price or pay (a price) for goods, services, etc.

4. to relay; pass along [to give regards to someone]

5. to produce in a person or thing; cause to have; impart [to give pleasure, to give someone a cold]

6. to confer or assign (a title, position, name, etc.)

7. to act as host or sponsor of (a party, dance, etc.)

☆ 8. to put in communication with, as by telephone

9. to be the source, origin, or cause of; produce; supply [cows give milk]

10.

a) to part with for some cause; sacrifice [to give one's life for a cause]

b) to devote to some occupation, pursuit, etc. [to give one's life to art]

11. to concede; yield [to give a point in an argument]

12. to offer or yield (oneself) to a man for sexual intercourse

13. to show; exhibit [to give every indication of being a fool]

14. to put forward for acceptance or rejection; offer; proffer [to give a suggestion]

15.

a) to perform [to give a concert]

b) to introduce or present (a speaker, the subject of a toast, etc.)

16. to make (a gesture, movement, etc.) [to give a leap]

17. to perform (a physical act) [to give someone a hug, kiss, etc.]

18. to administer or dispense (medicine, etc.)

19. to utter, emit, or produce (words, sounds, etc.); put in words; state [to give a reply]

20. to inflict or impose (punishment, sentence, etc.)

vi.

1. to make gifts or donations; contribute

2. to bend, sink, move, break down, yield, etc. from force or pressure

3. to be springy; be resilient

4. to provide a view of, or a way of getting to, someplace; open: usually with on, upon, or onto [the window gives on the park]

5. Informal to occur; happen: chiefly in the phrase what gives?

6. Slang to abandon a claim, fight, etc.; give in or give up

n.

1. a bending, moving, sinking, etc. under pressure

2. a tendency to be springy; resilience

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give and take

to exchange on an even basis

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give away

1. to make a gift of; donate; bestow

2. in a marriage ceremony, to present (the bride) ritually to the bridegroom

☆ 3. Informal to reveal, expose, or betray

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give back

to return or restore

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give forth

to send forth; emit; issue

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give in

1. to hand in

2. to abandon a claim, fight, or argument; surrender; yield

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give it to

Informal to punish; beat or scold

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give off

to send forth or out; emit

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give or take

plus or minus [a price of $1.00, give or take a few cents]

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give out

1. to send forth or out; emit

2. to cause to be known; make public

3. to distribute

4. to become worn out or used up; fail to last

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give over

1. to hand over

2. to stop; cease

3. to set apart for some purpose

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give to understand or give to believe

to cause to understand (or believe, etc.)

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give up

1. to hand over; turn over; surrender

2. to stop; cease

3. to admit failure and stop trying

4. to lose hope for; despair of

5. to sacrifice; devote wholly

SYN.- GIVE is the general word meaning to transfer from one's own possession to that of another; GRANT implies that there has been a request or an expressed desire for the thing given [to grant a favor ]; PRESENT implies a certain formality in the giving and often connotes considerable value in the gift [he presented the school with a library ]; DONATE is used especially of a giving to some philanthropic or religious cause; BESTOW stresses that the thing is given gratuitously and often implies condescension in the giver [to bestow charity upon the poor ]; CONFER implies that the giver is a superior and that the thing given is an honor, privilege, etc. [to confer a title, a college degree, etc. ]