give or take

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [giv awr teyk]
- /gɪv ɔr teɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [giv awr teyk]
- /gɪv ɔr teɪk/

Definitions of give or take words

verb with object give or take to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone. 1
verb with object give or take to hand to someone: Give me that plate, please. 1
verb with object give or take to place in someone's care: If you give me your coat, I'll put it in the closet. 1
verb with object give or take to grant (permission, opportunity, etc.) to someone: Give me a chance. 1
verb with object give or take to impart or communicate: to give advice; to give a cold to someone. 1
verb with object give or take to set forth or show; present; offer: He gave no reason for his lateness. 1

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Origin of give or take

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 or take

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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give or take 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".

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Synonyms for give or take

preposition give or take

approximately — close to; around; roughly or in the region of
around — To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.

All 2 Synonyms of give or take