›to produce, yield, or afford: to give good results; 9 × 8 gives 72; The hen gave six eggs a week.
›to make, do, or perform: to give a start; to give a lurch.
›to perform or present publicly: to give a play; to give a concert.
›to cause; be responsible for: They gave me to understand that you would be there.
›to care about something to the value or extent of: I don't give a hoot about his opinion.
›to relinquish or sacrifice: to give one's life for a cause.
›to convey or transmit: Give Aunt Betty my love.
›to assign or allot: Give every man a full ration of biscuits. They gave him the name of “Joseph.”
›to bestow upon, as if by providence: Give me the wide open spaces anytime.
›to be connected with, as by a telephone operator: Give me 235-7522.
›to present to an audience, as an entertainer, speaker, or act: Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the governor of Texas.
›to attribute or ascribe: to give the devil his due; After long study the critic gave the unsigned work to a minor impressionist.
›to cause or occasion: She gives me a pain in the neck.
›to apply fully or freely: He gives his free time to golf.
›to award by verdict or after consideration: A decision was given for the defendant.
›to inflict as a punishment on another; punish by; impose a sentence of: The judge gave him five years.
›to pledge, offer as a pledge, or execute and deliver: He gave her his promise. Can you give bond?
›to propose as the subject of a toast: Ladies and gentlemen, I give you our country.
›to bear to a man; deliver: She gave him a beautiful baby boy.
›to sire upon a woman; father: He gave her two children in the first five years of marriage.
›to concede or grant, as a point in an argument.
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gave [geyv], /geɪv/, giv·en [giv-uhn], /ˈgɪv ən/, giv·ing.
›to make a gift or gifts; contribute: to give to the United Way.
›to yield somewhat, as to influence or force; compromise: We can't negotiate until each side is willing to give on some points.
›to yield somewhat when subjected to weight, force, pressure, etc.: A horsehair mattress doesn't give much.
›to collapse; break down; fall apart; fail: The antique chair gave when I sat on it.
›to be warm and open in relationships with other persons: a withdrawn person who doesn't know how to give.
›Informal. to divulge information: Okay now, give! What happened?
›to afford a view or passage; face, open, or lead: The window gives on the sea. This door gives onto the hallway.
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›the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
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›give away, to give as a present; bestow.to present to the bridegroom in a marriage ceremony.to expose or betray.to reveal: That remark gave away his real feelings.
›give back, to return, as to its owner; restore: You haven't given back the books you borrowed from me.
›give birth to. birth.
›give in, to acknowledge defeat; yield.to hand in; deliver: Please give in your timecards.
›give of, to devote or contribute generously of: to give of oneself; to give of one's abundance.
›give off, to put forth; emit: The gardenia gives off a very strong fragrance.
›give out, to send out; emit.to make public; announce.to distribute; issue.to become exhausted.to become used up; fail: The fuel gave out.to do or express something, especially unrestrainedly or easily: to give out with a song.
›give over, to put into the care of; transfer: She gave over all her property to her daughter.to put an end to; stop: They will never give over their impossible dreams.to indulge in without restraint: She gave herself over to tears.to devote to a specified activity: The day was given over to relaxing in the sun.
›give up, to abandon hope; despair.to desist from; renounce: to give up smoking.to surrender; relinquish.to devote entirely to: She gave herself up to her job and seldom saw her old friends.South Midland U.S.to consider; deem: She's given up to be the kindest woman around here.