give
verb
[ ɡɪv ]
• freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone).
• "she gave him presents and clothes"
Similar:
present with,
provide with,
supply with,
furnish with,
gift with,
hand,
let someone have,
offer,
proffer,
award,
grant,
bestow,
accord,
confer,
donate,
contribute,
put up,
hand over,
turn over,
make over,
leave,
will,
bequeath,
pledge,
vouchsafe,
lend,
slip,
fork out,
shell out,
lay out,
cough up,
stump up,
ante up,
pony up,
• cause or allow (someone or something) to have or experience (something); provide with.
• "you gave me such a fright"
Similar:
allow,
permit,
let have,
grant,
accord,
offer,
show,
display,
set out,
set forth,
indicate,
detail,
give details of,
list,
cause,
be a source of,
make,
create,
occasion,
administer,
deliver,
deal,
inflict,
impose,
• carry out or perform (a specified action).
• "I gave a bow"
• yield as a product or result.
• "milk is sometimes added to give a richer cheese"
• concede (something) as valid or deserved in respect of (someone).
• "give him his due"
• state or put forward (information or argument).
• "he did not give his name"
• alter in shape under pressure rather than resist or break.
• "that chair doesn't give"
give
noun
• capacity to bend or alter in shape under pressure.
• "plastic pots that have enough give to accommodate the vigorous roots"
Origin:
Old English giefan, gefan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geven and German geben .
