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give in WordNet English dictionaryverb- be the cause or source of
"He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" yield give afford
- afford access to
"the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace" afford open give
- give or convey physically
"She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose" give apply
- break down, literally or metaphorically
"The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" collapse fall in cave in give give way break founder
- contribute to some cause
"I gave at the office" contribute give chip in kick in
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
"She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" give dedicate consecrate commit devote
- dedicate
"give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to" give pay devote
- move in order to make room for someone for something
"The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd" move over give way give ease up yield
- bring about
"The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth" establish give
- give food to
"Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" feed give
- give or supply
"The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family" render yield return give generate
- give as a present; make a gift of
"What will you give her for her birthday?" give gift present
- proffer (a body part)
"She gave her hand to her little sister" give
- consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man
"She gave herself to many men" give
- occur
"what gives?" give
- estimate the duration or outcome of something
"He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success" give
- convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
"Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look" give throw
- convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
"Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention" give pay
- bestow
"give homage"; "render thanks" give render
- allow to have or take
"I give you two minutes to respond" give
- manifest or show
"This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering" give
- guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion
"You gave me to think that you agreed with me" give
- inflict as a punishment
"She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years" give
- accord by verdict
"give a decision for the plaintiff" give
- submit for consideration, judgment, or use
"give one's opinion"; "give an excuse" give
- offer in good faith
"He gave her his word" give
- propose
"He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party" give
- be flexible under stress of physical force
"This material doesn't give" give yield
- organize or be responsible for
"hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" hold throw have make give
- cause to happen or be responsible for
"His two singles gave the team the victory" give yield
- perform for an audience
"Pollini is giving another concert in New York" give
- present to view
"He gave the sign to start" give
- transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
"I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" give
- leave with; give temporarily
"Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?" give
- cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
"She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold" give
- place into the hands or custody of
"hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" pass hand reach pass on turn over give
- convey or reveal information
"Give one's name" give
- transmit (knowledge or skills)
"give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students" impart leave give pass on
- endure the loss of
"He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" sacrifice give
- bestow, especially officially
"grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights" grant give
- deliver in exchange or recompense
"I'll give you three books for four CDs" give
- give (as medicine)
"I gave him the drug" give
- emit or utter
"Give a gulp"; "give a yelp" give
- execute and deliver
"Give bond" give
noun- the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
give spring springiness
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