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give

British pronunciation/ɡˈɪv/
American pronunciation/ˈɡɪv/
to give
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

to offer a thing to a person

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to give definition and meaning
1.1

to pay a specified amount of money

to give definition and meaning
1.2

to administer a remedy or drug

2

to provide something for someone

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2.1

to make someone have a specific feeling; to behave toward a person in a manner that shows a specific feeling or attitude toward them

2.2

to grant a score to someone or something

2.3

to sentence a person to a certain punishment or penalty

2.4

to dedicate energy, time, etc. to something or someone

2.5

to pass a disease or illness to someone else and cause them to become sick or infected

2.6

to produce a specific result, outcome, or product

synonyms : produce
yield
2.7

to say in advance that something will not last more than a specific length of time

3

(dummy verb) to carry out or perform an action that is specified by a noun

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3.1

to pass someone a message

3.2

to make a particular sound

3.3

to let someone contact a particular person on the phone

4

to curve or stretch because of pressure

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4.1

to agree to renounce or abandon some of one's demands or to change one's mind

5

(of a referee or umpire) to decide if a player or ball is out or offside during a game

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5.1

(in sports) to declare that a goal has been fairly and legitimately scored

Give
[NOUN]
1

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

synonyms : spring
springiness
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Examples
1The gentleman's thick mustache gave him a distinguished look.
2The course gives you a bird's eye view of European art history.
3A touch of maple extract in the pancake batter gives them a delightful maple syrup taste.
4The morgue gives me the jitters.
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