gave Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
    give.
    • She gave him a black eye
    • The draft gave me a cold
  2. verb be the cause or source of
    afford; yield; give.
    • He gave me a lot of trouble
    • Our meeting afforded much interesting information
  3. verb transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
    give.
    • I gave her my money
    • can you give me lessons?
    • She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care
  4. verb convey or reveal information
    give.
    • Give one's name
  5. verb convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
    pay; give.
    • Don't pay him any mind
    • give the orders
    • Give him my best regards
    • pay attention
  6. verb organize or be responsible for
    make; hold; throw; have; give.
    • hold a reception
    • have, throw, or make a party
    • give a course
  7. verb convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
    throw; give.
    • Throw a glance
    • She gave me a dirty look
  8. verb give as a present; make a gift of
    present; gift; give.
    • What will you give her for her birthday?
  9. verb cause to happen or be responsible for
    yield; give.
    • His two singles gave the team the victory
  10. verb dedicate
    pay; devote; give.
    • give thought to
    • give priority to
    • pay attention to
  11. verb give or supply
    generate; return; yield; render; give.
    • The cow brings in 5 liters of milk
    • This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn
    • The estate renders some revenue for the family
  12. verb transmit (knowledge or skills)
    leave; give; pass on; impart.
    • give a secret to the Russians
    • leave your name and address here
    • impart a new skill to the students
  13. verb bring about
    establish; give.
    • The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth
  14. verb leave with; give temporarily
    give.
    • Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?
    • Can I give you the children for the weekend?
  15. verb emit or utter
    give.
    • Give a gulp
    • give a yelp
  16. verb endure the loss of
    sacrifice; give.
    • He gave his life for his children
    • I gave two sons to the war
  17. verb place into the hands or custody of
    give; turn over; reach; hand; pass; pass on.
    • hand me the spoon, please
    • Turn the files over to me, please
    • He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers
  18. verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
    devote; commit; consecrate; dedicate; give.
    • She committed herself to the work of God
    • give one's talents to a good cause
    • consecrate your life to the church
  19. verb give (as medicine)
    give.
    • I gave him the drug
  20. verb give or convey physically
    apply; give.
    • She gave him First Aid
    • I gave him a punch in the nose
  21. verb bestow
    render; give.
    • give homage
    • render thanks
  22. verb bestow, especially officially
    give; grant.
    • grant a degree
    • give a divorce
    • This bill grants us new rights
  23. verb move in order to make room for someone for something
    ease up; give way; move over; yield; give.
    • The park gave way to a supermarket
    • `Move over,' he told the crowd
  24. verb give food to
    feed; give.
    • Feed the starving children in India
    • don't give the child this tough meat
  25. verb contribute to some cause
    chip in; contribute; kick in; give.
    • I gave at the office
  26. verb break down, literally or metaphorically
    collapse; founder; give; give way; break; cave in; fall in.
    • The wall collapsed
    • The business collapsed
    • The dam broke
    • The roof collapsed
    • The wall gave in
    • The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
  27. verb estimate the duration or outcome of something
    give.
    • He gave the patient three months to live
    • I gave him a very good chance at success
  28. verb execute and deliver
    give.
    • Give bond
  29. verb deliver in exchange or recompense
    give.
    • I'll give you three books for four CDs
  30. verb afford access to
    afford; open; give.
    • the door opens to the patio
    • The French doors give onto a terrace
  31. verb present to view
    give.
    • He gave the sign to start
  32. verb perform for an audience
    give.
    • Pollini is giving another concert in New York
  33. verb be flexible under stress of physical force
    yield; give.
    • This material doesn't give
  34. verb propose
    give.
    • He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party
  35. verb accord by verdict
    give.
    • give a decision for the plaintiff
  36. verb manifest or show
    give.
    • This student gives promise of real creativity
    • The office gave evidence of tampering
  37. verb offer in good faith
    give.
    • He gave her his word
  38. verb submit for consideration, judgment, or use
    give.
    • give one's opinion
    • give an excuse
  39. verb guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion
    give.
    • You gave me to think that you agreed with me
  40. verb allow to have or take
    give.
    • I give you two minutes to respond
  41. verb inflict as a punishment
    give.
    • She gave the boy a good spanking
    • The judge gave me 10 years
  42. verb occur
    give.
    • what gives?
  43. verb consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man
    give.
    • She gave herself to many men
  44. verb proffer (a body part)
    give.
    • She gave her hand to her little sister

WordNet


Gave
Definitions
  1. imp. of Give.

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