To transfer the possession or holding (of an object) to another person.
To be the cause or source of (feeling, effect, etc.)
To bestow the possession or title of.
To produce as return, as from an investment; to give or supply.
To convey or reveal information (e.g. one's name).
To convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.
To organize or be responsible for (e.g. a party, a course, etc.)
To give as a present; make a gift of.
To bring about (e.g. depth in a picture).
stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas, claims, etc; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give in these negociations"
afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
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"
contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"
bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
proffer, as of a body part; "She gave her hand to her little sister"
consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; "She gave herself to many men"
occur; "what gives?" (slang)
estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success"
inflict as a punishment; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years"
allow to have or take; "I give you two minutes to respond"
guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion: "You gave me to think that you agreed with me"
submit for consideration, judgment, or use; "give one's opinion"; 'give an excuse"
offer in good faith; "He gave her his word"
manifest or show; "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering"
legal use: accord by verdict; "give a decision for the plaintiff"
propose as a toast
perform for an audience; "Pollini is giving another concert in New York"
present to view; "He gave the sign to start"
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"
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?"
convey or reveal information; "Give one's name"
give, as of medicine; "I gave him the drug"
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense: "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"
deliver in exchange or recompense: "I'll give you three books for four CDs"
emit or utter; "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp"
execute and deliver; "Give bond"
give or convey physically: "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
bring about; "His two singles gave the team the victory"
furnish or contribute; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"
give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
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"
as in the expressions "give thought to"; "give priority to", etc.
bestow; "give hommage"
the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look"
be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"
bestow, esp. officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"
organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception," "have, throw, or make a party", "give a course", etc.
tell, give knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"
move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
place into the hands or custody of; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The cow won't give much milk"
endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
occur; "what gives?"
dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"
guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion; "You gave me to think that you agreed with me"
submit for consideration, judgment, or use; "give one''s opinion"; "give an excuse"
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"
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"
bestow; "give hommage"; "render thanks"
propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party"
give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don''t give the child this tough meat"
be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn''t 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"
bring about; "The trompe l''oeil-illusion establishes depth"
organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,'' he told the crowd"
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"
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?"
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"
convey or reveal information; "Give one''s name"
tell or deposit (information) knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"
give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug"
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"
bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"
deliver in exchange or recompense; "I''ll give you three books for four CDs"
proffer (a body part)
consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man
occur
estimate the duration or outcome of something
dedicate
inflict as a punishment
allow to have or take
guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion
submit for consideration, judgment, or use
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
offer in good faith
manifest or show
convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
bestow
accord by verdict
propose
give food to
be flexible under stress of physical force
give or supply
cause to happen or be responsible for
bring about
perform for an audience
present to view
organize or be responsible for
move in order to make room for someone for something
break down, literally or metaphorically
transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
leave with; give temporarily
give as a present; make a gift of
place into the hands or custody of
convey or reveal information
transmit (knowledge or skills)
contribute to some cause
give or convey physically
give (as medicine)
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
