regive

give

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [giv]
- /gɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [giv]
- /gɪv/

Definitions of regive word

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

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Origin of regive

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 Regive

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Regive

regive 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".

regive usage trend in Literature

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