to give
- verb
- /ɡɪv/
- So all we're asking you to do is give us some time.
- give advice
- give information
- give permission
So all we're asking you to do is give us some time.
- So all we're asking you to do is give us some time.
- They saw me and they gave me a view of myself.
- And now I'm going to give you a whole meal.
- Help me out here and give me what I'm lacking.
- What advice would you give to young people today?
- What can you, what can you give me life access to?
- It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.
- For my birthday, my friends gave me a bunch of old dirt.
- The first three that she gives are reason.
Examples
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And now I'm going to give you a whole meal.
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She plans to give her friend a birthday present next week.
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Well, maybe you can give me some help.
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Plus, why would you give her this dress?
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What advice would you give to young people today?
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He, uh, told me to give you some money.
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Help me out here and give me what I'm lacking.
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Soldiers there will give us an escort as far as the ferry.
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Ping me back and I'll give you your code.
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She's gonna give me the prescription?
Synonyms
To give something people need or want
Make something available for people to use or buy
To give something to someone
To give something to another person
To officially give permission, rights, or money to someone
Give money, things, or time to help a charity
Give something to someone in a ceremony
To hand someone or something to another person, an authority
Give something to someone because you have to
Give a person or thing to someone else to look after
To give something to people in a group
To hand things to several people
To give something to another person, often information or a message
To give something to another person or authority, often formally
To officially give property or rights to someone
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To stop someone from working at their job, usually because of bad work or behavior
- Informal
To respond equally strongly when someone attacks or criticizes you
- Informal
So generous that they would give almost everything to help others
- Offensive
A joking way to say someone is not good enough to do something as a job
- Informal
Allowing a small favor makes someone try to take much more than you wanted
- Archaic
To show you do not respect someone by putting your thumb to your nose and wiggling your fingers
- Informal
Allow someone freedom to show ability or make mistakes that reveal their true character
Tell someone angrily that you are upset with them
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
To stop doing or talking about something because it annoys other people
To cause a sudden feeling of fear or strong excitement that makes someone shiver
- Offensive
To pull up someone's underwear quickly as a joke so it hurts and makes them embarrassed
To make someone leave their job, often as punishment or during job cuts
Compounds
- Jargon
A basketball move where a player passes the ball then runs toward the basket to get the ball back
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Give comes from an old Germanic verb related to German geben and English gift that meant 'to hand over'. So to give something is to pass it to someone.