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- [giv]
- /gɪv/
- /ɡɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [giv]
- /gɪv/
Definitions of give word
- verb with object give to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone. 1
- verb with object give to hand to someone: Give me that plate, please. 1
- verb with object give to place in someone's care: If you give me your coat, I'll put it in the closet. 1
- verb with object give to grant (permission, opportunity, etc.) to someone: Give me a chance. 1
- verb with object give to impart or communicate: to give advice; to give a cold to someone. 1
- verb with object give to set forth or show; present; offer: He gave no reason for his lateness. 1
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Origin of give
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English < Old Norse gefa (compare Danish give); replacing Middle English yeven, yiven, Old English gefan, giefan; cognate with Dutch geven, German geben, Gothic giban
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Parts of speech for Give
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
give popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
give usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for give
verb give
- sell — to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.
- accord — An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
- grant — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
- provide — to make available; furnish: to provide employees with various benefits.
- deliver — If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there.
noun give
- stretch — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- bounce — When an object such as a ball bounces or when you bounce it, it moves upwards from a surface or away from it immediately after hitting it.
- spring — String PRocessING language
- elasticity — The ability of an object or material to resume its normal shape after being stretched or compressed; stretchiness.
Antonyms for give
verb give
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
noun give
- rigidity — stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal.
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