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- DictionaryGive/ɡiv/
verb
- 1. freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone); hand over to: "the check given to the jeweler proved worthless"
- 2. cause or allow (someone or something) to have (something, especially something abstract); provide or supply with: "you gave me such a fright"
noun
- 1. capacity to bend or alter in shape under pressure; elasticity: "plastic pots that have enough give to accommodate the vigorous roots"
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give somebody/something sth I gave the matter a lot of thought. give something to somebody/something I gave a lot of thought to the matter. The government has given top priority to reforming the tax system. predict how long [transitive] give somebody/something sth to predict that something will last a particular length of time. That marriage ...
Give definition: to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow. See examples of GIVE used in a sentence.
The reforms should give a better chance to the less able children. money; 4 [intransitive, transitive] to pay money to a charity, etc., to help people We need your help—please give generously. give to something They both gave regularly to charity. give something (to something) I gave a small donation.
give meaning: 1. to provide someone with something: 2. to put something near someone or in their hand so that…. Learn more.
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Etymology 1
From Middle English given, from Old Norse gefa (“to give”), from Proto-Germanic *gebaną (“to give”). Merged with native Middle English yiven, ȝeven, from Old English ġiefan, from the same Proto-Germanic source (compare the obsolete inherited English doublet yive).
References
1. “give”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. 2. Isaac Livingstone Asamoah (2016-06-23) Digestive Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs, Partridge Africa, →ISBN: “Give onto: If a window, door, or building gives onto a particular place, it leads to that place or you can see that place from it.”
Etymology
Probably from clipping of English give a shit.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /kɪf⁵⁵/
Verb
give 1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, chiefly in the negative) to give a shit; to care about; to pay attentionto someone
Alternative forms
1. gi'(representing the spoken language)
Etymology
From Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, cognate with English give and German geben. The Germanic verbs go back to Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- (“to give”) (hence Sanskrit गभस्ति (gábhasti, “arm”)); rather than *gʰeh₁bʰ- (“to grab”) (whence Latin habeō (“to have”)).
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): [ˈɡ̊iˀ], [ˈɡ̊i], (formal) IPA(key): [ˈɡ̊iːʋə] 2. Rhymes: -iː, -iːvɐ
Verb
give 1. (archaic) present subjunctive of giva 1.1. (Can we date this quote?), Hergé, translated by Karin Janzon and Allan Janzon, Det svarta guldet (The Adventures of Tintin), Malmö: Nordisk Bok, →ISBN, page 36: 1.1.1. Ali Ben Mahmoud: 'Himlen give att det vore en ny lek! Han har försvunnit, min herre!' 1.1.1.1. (please add an English translationof this quotation)
Anagrams
1. evig
The meaning of GIVE is to make a present of. How to use give in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Give.
give somebody something back | give something back (to somebody) See more Idioms. give chase; give and take; I give you… give somebody gyp; give it a rest; give me a break! give somebody five; give the game away; give up the ghost; don’t give me that; give somebody ideas; give somebody hell; give/have it large; say/give the word; not give a ...
