Give

/ɡɪv/

Meaning & Definition

noun

The act of giving; a gift.

Her give for his birthday was a handmade sweater.

verb

To present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; to hand over.

She decided to give her old books to the local library.

To cause or allow to have; to provide.

Please give me a chance to prove myself.

To deliver a speech or presentation.

He will give a talk about his research findings.

To yield or concede; to admit.

After much debate, she was willing to give in to his request.

Old English 'giefan', related to Dutch 'geven' and German 'geben'.

give and take

A mutual exchange of ideas or resources.

give it your best shot

To try as hard as you can.

give someone a hand

To help someone.

give rise to

To cause or produce something.

give the green light

To give permission to proceed.

gift

A thing given willingly to someone without payment.

forgive

To cease to feel resentment against someone for an offense.

giver

A person who gives, especially one who donates or contributes.

To concede or yield something.

After a long argument, he finally gave.

To provide information or details, usually unsolicited.

He was really giving it all away during the meeting.