give
give
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giv
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "give"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻšāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to hand a thing to a person to look at, use, or keep
Ditransitive: to give sb sth | to give sth to sb
to give definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She gave me a key to access the storage room.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‹āϰ⧇āϜ āϰ⧁āĻŽā§‡ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϚāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.1

āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to exchange money for a service or product
Transitive: to give a sum of money
to give definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I 'll give the entrance fee for the amusement park when we arrive.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĒ⧌āρāĻ›āϞ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāωāϜāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻĢāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻŦāĨ¤
1.2

āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻžāϏāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to administer a remedy or drug
Transitive: to give a medicine
Ditransitive: to give sb a medicine | to give a medicine to sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The doctor decided to give antibiotics to treat the bacterial infection.
āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻŸā§‡āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāϪ⧇āϰ āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§‹āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to provide something for someone
Ditransitive: to give sb sth | to give sth to sb
Transitive: to give sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She gave me a ride to the airport when my car broke down.
āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ⧇ āϏ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻžāĨ¤
2.1

āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to guess how long something will last
Ditransitive: to give sth an amount of time
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite treatment efforts, the veterinarian gave the elderly dog just a couple of months due to health issues.
āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“, āĻĒāĻļ⧁āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧ āϕ⧁āϕ⧁āϰāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ• āĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
2.2

āωāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻ°ā§āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to dedicate energy, time, etc. to something or someone
Ditransitive: to give a task or activity one's time or energy | to give one's time or energy to a task or activity | to give one's time or energy to do sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She decided to give her weekends to volunteering at the local animal shelter.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻļ⧁ āφāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāϏ⧇āĻŦāĻ• āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
2.3

āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāϰāĻžāĻĻā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to grant a score to someone or something
Ditransitive: to give sb/sth a score or rating
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The movie critic gave the film a five-star rating for its exceptional storytelling.
āϚāϞāĻšā§āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāĻ• āĻ…āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻŦāϞāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻŋāύ⧇āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāρāϚ āϤāĻžāϰāĻ•āĻž āϰ⧇āϟāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
2.4

āĻĻāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžāĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻļāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to sentence a person to a certain punishment or penalty
Ditransitive: to give sb a penalty | to give a penalty to sb
Transitive: to give a penalty
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The court decided to give her a fine for the traffic violation.
āĻŸā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ• āϞāĻ™ā§āϘāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āφāĻĻāĻžāϞāϤ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϜāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
2.5

āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to produce a specific result, outcome, or product
Transitive: to give a specific outcome
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Skillful craftsmanship gives beautifully crafted furniture.
āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧁āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āφāϏāĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧ.
2.6

āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make someone have a specific feeling
Ditransitive: to give sb a sensation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A brisk morning jog can give you a boost of energy for the day.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ—āĻŋāĻ‚ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
2.7

āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to pass a disease or illness to someone else and cause them to become sick or infected
Ditransitive: to give a disease to sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The infected person gave the flu to several coworkers by coming to work while contagious.
āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āĻāϏ⧇ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϜāύ āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āϕ⧇ āĻĢā§āϞ⧁ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ āϝāĻ–āύ āϏ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ• āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(dummy verb) to perform an action that is specified by a noun
Transitive: to give sth
Ditransitive: to give sth sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He took the guitar and gave it a strum to test the sound.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ—āĻŋāϟāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻāĻ™ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ.
04

āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāϞāĻž

to tell someone something from another person
Ditransitive: to give sb a message | to give a message to sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Please give my apologies to Mary if I do n't make it to the party.
āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻŽā§‡āϰāĻŋāϕ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāĻž āϜāĻžāύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āύāĻž āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĨ¤
05

āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to make a particular sound
Transitive: to give a sound or reaction
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the baby woke up, he gave a loud cry for attention.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻœā§‡āϗ⧇ āωāĻ āϞ⧇, āϏ⧇ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻž āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
06

āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻšāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to let someone contact a particular person on the phone
Ditransitive: to give sb to sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Please wait a moment, and I will give you to the right department.
āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟ⧁ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāϗ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻŦ.
07

āĻŦāĻžāρāĻ•āĻž, āύāĻŽāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ

to curve or stretch because of pressure
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The flexible material of the yoga mat gives slightly, allowing for better traction during exercises.
āχāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ—āĻž āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻŸā§‡āϰ āύāĻŽāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āϟāĻž āĻŦāĻžāρāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϝāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻļāύ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
7.1

āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĻ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϤāϝāĻŧāĻž, āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to be willing to compromise or adjust one's position by giving up some demands
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
To resolve the conflict, each side must be willing to give on certain points.
āϏāĻ‚āϘāĻžāϤ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ•ā§āώāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻĒāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āχāĻšā§āϛ⧁āĻ• āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
08

āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of a referee or umpire) to decide if a player or ball is out or offside during a game
Transitive: to give a decision
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chess referee will give a decision on whether the move is legal.
āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻž āϰ⧇āĻĢāĻžāϰāĻŋ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĻ⧇āĻŦ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āϚāĻžāϞāϟāĻŋ āφāχāύāϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤ āĻ•āĻŋāύāĻžāĨ¤
8.1

āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϝāĻžāϚāĻžāχ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(in sports) to declare that a goal has been fairly and legitimately scored
Transitive: to give a goal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite the protests from the opposing team, the referee was quick to give the goal.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“, āϰ⧇āĻĢāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻ—ā§‹āϞ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
09

āφāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to host or organize a party, event, gathering, or similar social occasion
Transitive: to give a social event
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We 're planning to give a farewell dinner for our colleague who is leaving the company.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻšā§āϛ⧇āύ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĄāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ āφāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
10

āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ•āϰāĻž

to convey a message, emotion, or signal through a physical gesture, such as with the hand, face, or body
Transitive: to give a message or signal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Joel gave a wink to let me know he was joking.
āĻœā§‹āϝāĻŧ⧇āϞ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāρāĻ–āĻŋ āϟāĻŋāĻĒāϞ āϝ⧇ āϏ⧇ āĻŽāϜāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
11

āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to transfer or offer something, such as a present, donation, or assistance, to someone voluntarily.
Transitive: to give sth
Ditransitive: to give sth to sb | to give sb sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She always gives thoughtful presents that reflect the recipient's interests.
āϏ⧇ āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāĻļā§€āϞ āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧ āϝāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒāϕ⧇āϰ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to share information or details with someone
Ditransitive: to give sb information or details
Transitive: to give information or details
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She gave valuable insights into the market trends during the business meeting.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻ­āĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖāϤāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāύ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽā§‹āĻĻāύ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to formally grant approval for a marriage, typically a father approving his daughter's marriage
Transitive: to give one's daughter
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The king decided to give his daughter in marriage to the prince of a neighboring kingdom.
āϰāĻžāϜāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļā§€ āϰāĻžāĻœā§āϝ⧇āϰ āϰāĻžāϜāĻĒ⧁āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āφāϰ⧋āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to attribute in thought or speech
Transitive: to give credit or recognition
Ditransitive: to give credit or recognition to sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Please give praise to those who contributed to the event's organization.
āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϏ⧇āχ āϏāĻŦ āϞ⧋āĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ‚āϏāĻž āϝāĻžāϰāĻž āχāϭ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āφāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻĻāĻžāύ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āύāϤāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž

to suddenly break or move due to pressure or weight
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The overloaded shelf gave, and books tumbled to the floor.
āĻ­āĻžāϰāĻžāĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻļ⧇āϞāĻĢāϟāĻŋ āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāχāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŽā§‡āĻā§‡āϤ⧇ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞāĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϕ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϰāĻžāϜāĻŋ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to agree to engage in sexual intercourse with someone
Ditransitive: to give oneself to one's partner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In a gesture of deep affection, she gave herself to her long-time partner.
āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āĻ¸ā§āύ⧇āĻšā§‡āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āχāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋāϤ⧇, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧀āύ āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϕ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to behave toward someone in a manner that reflects a specific attitude or feeling
Ditransitive: to give sb an attitude or feeling | to give an attitude or feeling to sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Children often give their parents unconditional love and respect.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻļāĻ°ā§āϤāĻšā§€āύ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to perform something in a public setting
Transitive: to give a performance or speech
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The scientist will be giving a keynote address at the international conference.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ⧀ āφāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϜāĻžāϤāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§‡āϞāύ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽā§‚āϞ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻĻ⧇āĻŦ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to provide someone with the permission or opportunity to do something
Ditransitive: to give sb permission or opportunity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The teacher gave students the opportunity to present their projects in class.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ⧇āϰ āϏ⧁āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to provide someone with instructions as to what they should do
Ditransitive: to give sb instructions
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chef gave the kitchen staff clear directions for preparing the special menu.
āĻļ⧇āĻĢ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āĻŽā§‡āύ⧁ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻžāϘāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to create problems or difficulties for someone
Ditransitive: to give sb problems
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His lack of preparation gave him difficulties during the exam.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύāϤāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to assign someone with a particular job, task, etc.
Ditransitive: to give sb a task
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The teacher gave the students a challenging homework assignment to test their understanding.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻžā§āϜāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻšā§‹āĻŽāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž

to add or improve a specific quality in someone or something
Ditransitive: to give sb/sth a specific quality
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The vibrant colors of the artwork give the room a lively and energetic atmosphere.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϰāĻ‚ āϘāϰāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to allow someone a specified amount of time for a task or obligation
Ditransitive: to give sb an amount of time
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Could you give me a moment to gather my thoughts before answering?
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦ⧇āύ?
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āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ•āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to initiate a telephone conversation with someone by making a phone call
Ditransitive: to give sb a call
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
If you have any questions, feel free to give me a ring, and we can chat about it.
āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϕ⧋āύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ•āϞ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻž, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĨ¤
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āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to introduce or present a speaker or entertainer
Ditransitive: to give an audience a speaker or entertainer
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
To kick off our event, I am pleased to give you our keynote speaker, Professor Johnson.
āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āχāϭ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇, āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ āϝ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§‚āϞ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĢ⧇āϏāϰ āϜāύāϏāύāϕ⧇ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ˜ā§‹āώāĻŖāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to deliver a judgment or verdict with authority
Transitive: to give a decision or verdict
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After a thorough investigation, the committee gave its decision on the matter.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒ⧁āĻ™ā§āĻ–āĻžāύ⧁āĻĒ⧁āĻ™ā§āĻ– āϤāĻĻāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ, āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻšāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāύāĻž, āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to admit defeat or surrender
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The boxer, realizing he could n't continue the fight, raised his hands to give.
āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϏāĻžāϰ, āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇ āĻĒ⧇āϰ⧇ āϝ⧇ āϏ⧇ āϞāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāχ āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻž, āĻšāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāύāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāϰāĻžāĻĻā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to assign a name to someone or something
Ditransitive: to give sth a name or title | to give a name or title to sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The teacher asked the students to give titles to their creative writing pieces.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏ⧃āϜāύāĻļā§€āϞ āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋āϗ⧁āϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āĻļāĻŋāϰ⧋āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻŦāϞāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ•āϤāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāĻ‚

the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

given
giver
giving
give
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