to give
- verb
- /ɡɪv/
- Specialized
- Let's break your chains and give you time to heal.
- give an estimate
- give a percentage
- give reasons
And what sort of weight should we give to models?
- And what sort of weight should we give to models?
- I think that maybe I need to kind of give him that permission.
- And then you would have to give them some time to shake it off.
- And through that whole thing, I gave everybody permission to fail.
- And that will give me the total number of.
- You and God won't give you anything that you can't handle.
- It's real that people are not going to give certain people the breaks.
- OK, I'll give it a three smell test.
Examples
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Of course, we give them 30 days.
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I think that maybe I need to kind of give him that permission.
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And what sort of weight should we give to models?
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Let them explore and give them a way out.
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And then you would have to give them some time to shake it off.
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Keep this woman in custody until we give you further instructions.
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I'll give you 48 hours.
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It starts with training yourself to give yourself permission to drink.
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What life advice would you give me as Wayne Lineker?
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The teacher will give the students more time to complete their assignments.
Synonyms
Allow someone to do something or something to happen
To give something people need or want
Make something available for people to use or buy
To officially give permission, rights, or money to someone
To set aside money or time for a particular purpose
To give things that someone needs or wants
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
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Give originally meant 'to assign' or 'allow', so when you say you 'give' someone a good chance you mean you 'allow' or 'place' that possibility for them.