give

give · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To freely transfer possession of something to someone.

  2. 2.

    To provide or supply.

  3. 3.

    To perform an action.

  4. 4.

    To cause to experience or suffer.

  5. 5.

    To yield or produce.

  6. 6.

    To bend or yield under pressure.

  7. 7.

    Elasticity; capacity to bend.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    give away — Donate; reveal unintentionally.
  • •
    give in — Yield; surrender.
  • •
    give up — Stop trying; surrender.
  • •
    give out — Distribute; stop functioning.
  • •
    give back — Return something.
  • •
    give and take — Mutual compromise.
  • •
    give or take — Approximately.
  • •
    give way — Yield; collapse.

Related words

Antonyms: keep, receive, take
See also: gave, given, gives, giving
Synonyms: donate, offer, present, provide

Etymology

From Old English giefan, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną ("to give").