Give

v. t.	1.	To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up or allow. [imp. Gave (gāv); p. p. Given (gĭv"'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Giving.] For generous lords had rather give than pay. - Young.
	2.	To yield possesion of; to deliver over, as property, in exchange for something; to pay; as, we give the value of what we buy. What shall a man give in exchange for his soul ? - Matt. xvi. 26.
	3.	To yield; to furnish; to produce; to emit; as, flint and steel give sparks.
	4.	To communicate or announce, as advice, tidings, etc.; to pronounce; to render or utter, as an opinion, a judgment, a sentence, a shout, etc.
	5.	To grant power or license to; to permit; to allow; to license; to commission. It is given me once again to behold my friend. - Rowe. Then give thy friend to shed the sacred wine. - Pope.
	6.	To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to show; as, the number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship.
	7.	To devote; to apply; used reflexively, to devote or apply one's self; as, the soldiers give themselves to plunder; also in this sense used very frequently in the past participle; as, the people are given to luxury and pleasure; the youth is given to study.
	8.	(Logic & Math.) To set forth as a known quantity or a known relation, or as a premise from which to reason; - used principally in the passive form given.
	9.	To allow or admit by way of supposition. I give not heaven for lost. - Mlton.
	10.	To attribute; to assign; to adjudge. I don't wonder at people's giving him to me as a lover. - Sheridan.
	11.	To excite or cause to exist, as a sensation; as, to give offense; to give pleasure or pain.
	12.	To pledge; as, to give one's word.
	13.	To cause; to make; - with the infinitive; as, to give one to understand, to know, etc. But there the duke was given to understand That in a gondola were seen together Lorenzo and his amorous Jessica. - Shak.
	14.	To afford a view of; as, his window gave the park. To give away to make over to another; to transfer. Whatsoever we employ in charitable uses during our lives, is given away from ourselves. - Atterbury. I fear our ears have given us the bag. - J. Webster. One that gives out himself Prince Florizel. - Shak. Give out you are of Epidamnum. - Shak. The Babylonians had given themselves over to all manner of vice. - Grew. He has . . . given up For certain drops of salt, your city Rome. - Shak. I'll not state them By giving up their characters. - Beau. & Fl.
v. i.	1.	To give a gift or gifts.
	2.	To yield to force or pressure; to relax; to become less rigid; as, the earth gives under the feet.
	3.	To become soft or moist.
	4.	To move; to recede. Now back he gives, then rushes on amain. - Daniel.
	5.	To shed tears; to weep. Whose eyes do never give But through lust and laughter. - Shak.
	6.	To have a misgiving. My mind gives ye're reserved To rob poor market women. - J. Webster.
	7.	To open; to lead. This, yielding, gave into a grassy walk. - Tennyson. To give back to recede; to retire; to retreat. They gave back and came no farther. - Bunyan. The Scots battalion was enforced to give in. - Hayward. This consideration may induce a translator to give in to those general phrases. - Pope. Rooms which gave upon a pillared porch. - Tennyson. The gloomy staircase on which the grating gave. - Dickens. It would be well for all authors, if they knew when to give over, and to desist from any further pursuits after fame. - Addison.

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

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