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GIVE

• cause a person to catch by contagion, infection, or exposure
• to transfer freely to another's possession [v GAVE, GIVEN, GIVEN, GIVES, GIVING] : GIVEABLE [adj]
• to utter
• to compromise in order to cooperate
• to devote to a specified activity
• yield (oneself) to a man in sexual intercourse
• offer for consideration, acceptance, or use gives no reason for his absence
• to yield
• to make a gift
• to yield under pressure
• elasticity
• to exchange ideas
• to give as a present; bestow
• to present (the bride) to the bridegroom in a marriage ceremony
• to expose or betray (a person)
• to present
• to hand to someone
• to grant to someone
• to provide
• to surrender
• to make a present of give a doll to a child
• grant or bestow by formal action the law gives citizens the right to vote
• accord or yield to another gave him her confidence
• put into the possession of another for his or her use gave me his phone number
• administer as a sacrament
• administer as a medicine
• commit to another as a trust or responsibility and usually for an expressed reason
• transfer from one's authority or custody the sheriff gave the prisoner to the warden
• execute and deliver all employees must give bond
• convey to another give them my regards
• offer to the action of another proffer gave her his hand
• present in public performance give a concert
• present to view or observation gave the signal to start
• provide by way of entertainment give a party
• propose as a toast
• designate as a share or portion allot all the earth to thee and to thy race I give John Milton
• make assignment of (a name)
• set forth as an actual or hypothetical datum give the dimensions of the room
• attribute in thought or utterance ascribe gave the credit to you
• yield as a product, consequence, or effect produce cows give milk 84 divided by 12 gives 7
• bring forth bear
• yield possession of by way of exchange pay
• dispose of for a price sell
• deliver by some bodily action gave him a push
• carry out (as a bodily movement) gave a cynical smile
• inflict as punishment
• award by formal verdict judgment was given against the plaintiff
• suffer the loss of sacrifice
• offer as appropriate or due especially to something higher or more worthy gave his spirit to God
• apply freely or fully devote gave themselves to their work
• offer as a pledge I give you my word
• cause one to have or receive mountains always gave him pleasure
• allow one to have or take give me time
• lead or attempt to lead used with an infinitive you gave me to understand you'd be late
• care to the extent of didn't give a hoot
• make gifts or presents
• yield to physical force or strain
• collapse from the application of force or pressure
• undergo or submit to change for the strike to be settled, something has to give
• afford a view or passage open the window gives onto the terrace
• enter wholeheartedly into an activity
• be happening wants to know what gives
• to distribute; issue
• to become exhausted
• to become used up; fail
• to do or express something, esp. unrestrainedly or easily
• to put into the care of; transfer
• to put an end to; stop
• to indulge in without restraint
• to abandon hope or effort
• to reveal (a confidence or secret, hidden motives, true feelings, etc.)
• to return (something), as to its owner; restore
• to yield before superior force, as of arms or of reasoning
• to admit defeat
• to reprimand or punish
• to devote or contribute generously of
• to put forth; emit
• plus or minus a specified amount; more or less
• to send out; emit
• to make public; announce

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