to give
- verb
- /ɡɪv/
- - Maybe Mr. Green wants to give us some money?
- give rise to
- give the impression
- give meaning to
Because I did what I did to give hope, man.
- Because I did what I did to give hope, man.
- He's got something that is going to give him power.
- What type of travelling gives you the tingles?
- And that's, I think it gives me warm fuzzies.
- Exactly. So it, it starts to give you imagery of how
- Everybody had a job that gave the life meaning.
- The fact that I have a nuke button gives me some defense.
- You've got a story tell and get people to give a shit.
- This looks so much orange gives me gas.
- Oh man, give them the rookie level might give us value.
Examples
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Tony, I'd like you to give us a progress report.
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And his rhetoric can give, give hope to Ukrainians.
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Because I did what I did to give hope, man.
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This is now just to kind of give it more color.
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And dude, this will give you all these degrees.
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That should give you a reasonable chance.
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But for all that, it doesn't give me what I want.
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All of these things conspire to give you the mouth feel.
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The media I use have unquestionably given me greater exposure, which translates into greater sales.
Academic text (2011) -
Her encouraging words will give him strength during difficult times.
Synonyms
To give something people need or want
To give money, help, or ideas to make something work
To make something that did not exist before
To give things that someone needs or wants
To produce something, often a profit or result
To give something useful, like a chance or a view
Give something a certain quality or feeling
Make a profit from an investment or business
Make something happen
To send out light, heat, sound or a smell
To send out a sound, light, or smell
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 Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Give comes from the same old verb that also meant 'to supply' or 'produce'. That's why we say something 'gave' a result — it 'produced' or 'supplied' that effect.