Dictionary entry details
• GIVE (noun)
Meaning:
The elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
give; springiness; spring
Hypernyms ("give" is a kind of...):
elasticity; snap (the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed)
• GIVE (verb)
Meaning:
Cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context examples:
She gave him a black eye / The draft gave me a cold
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):
infect (communicate a disease to)
award; grant (give as judged due or on the basis of merit)
deliver; drive home (carry out or perform)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Sentence examples:
They give the food to the people
They give the people the food
Meaning:
Be the cause or source of
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
yield; afford; give
Context examples:
He gave me a lot of trouble / Our meeting afforded much interesting information
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
furnish; provide; render; supply (provide or furnish with)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):
open; open up (make available)
allow; allow for; leave; provide (make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context examples:
I gave her my money / can you give me lessons? / She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
transfer (cause to change ownership)
Cause:
have; have got; hold (have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):
chip in; contribute; give; kick in (contribute to some cause)
render; return (give back)
bank; deposit (put into a bank account)
cede; concede; grant; yield (give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another)
lend; loan (give temporarily; let have for a limited time)
furnish; provide; render; supply (provide or furnish with)
repay; requite (make repayment for or return something)
dispense with; give up; part with; spare (give up what is not strictly needed)
vest (place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons)
enfeoff (put in possession of land in exchange for a pledge of service, in feudal society)
offer; proffer (present for acceptance or rejection)
administer; allot; deal; deal out; dish out; dispense; distribute; dole out; lot; mete out; parcel out; shell out (administer or bestow, as in small portions)
cater; ply; provide; supply (provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance)
cough up; pony up; spit up (give reluctantly)
lease; let; rent (grant use or occupation of under a term of contract)
support (support materially or financially)
pay (give money, usually in exchange for goods or services)
accord; allot; grant (allow to have)
allow; grant (let have)
present; submit (hand over formally)
bestow (give as a gift)
heap (bestow in large quantities)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Antonym:
take (take into one's possession)
Also:
give back (pay back)
Meaning:
Convey or reveal information
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
Give one's name
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
say; state; tell (express in words)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):
quote (name the price of)
cast (deposit)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
pay; give
Context examples:
Don't pay him any mind / give the orders / Give him my best regards / pay attention
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
communicate; intercommunicate (transmit thoughts or feelings)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):
extend; offer (offer verbally)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Organize or be responsible for
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
hold; give; have; throw; make
Context examples:
hold a reception / have, throw, or make a party / give a course
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
direct (be in charge of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
throw; give
Context examples:
Throw a glance / She gave me a dirty look
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
communicate; intercommunicate (transmit thoughts or feelings)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Meaning:
Give as a present; make a gift of
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
gift; present; give
Context example:
What will you give her for her birthday?
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):
deed over; grant (transfer by deed)
treat (provide with a gift or entertainment)
donate (give to a charity or good cause)
tender (offer or present for acceptance)
render; submit (make over as a return)
cede; deliver; give up; surrender (relinquish possession or control over)
bequeath; leave; will (leave or give by will after one's death)
bung; fee; tip (give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on)
raffle; raffle off (dispose of in a lottery)
give away (make a gift of)
distribute; give out; hand out; pass out (give out)
dower; endow (furnish with an endowment)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Cause to happen or be responsible for
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
yield; give
Context example:
His two singles gave the team the victory
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
create; make (make or cause to be or to become)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Dedicate
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
devote; pay; give
Context examples:
give thought to / give priority to / pay attention to
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
cerebrate; cogitate; think (use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Give or supply
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
generate; yield; render; give; return
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
create; make; produce (create or manufacture a man-made product)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Tell or deposit (information) knowledge
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
impart; pass on; give; leave
Context examples:
give a secret to the Russians / leave your name and address here
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
tell (let something be known)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Bring about
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
establish; give
Context example:
The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
create; make (make or cause to be or to become)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):
introduce (bring in or establish in a new place or environment)
pacify (fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Leave with; give temporarily
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context examples:
Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool? / Can I give you the children for the weekend?
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
give; hand; pass; pass on; reach; turn over (place into the hands or custody of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Meaning:
Emit or utter
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context examples:
Give a gulp / give a yelp
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Endure the loss of
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
sacrifice; give
Context examples:
He gave his life for his children / I gave two sons to the war
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
free; give up; release; relinquish; resign (part with a possession or right)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Place into the hands or custody of
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
turn over; hand; pass on; pass; reach; give
Context examples:
hand me the spoon, please / Turn the files over to me, please / He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
transfer (cause to change ownership)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):
entrust; leave (put into the care or protection of someone)
commit; confide; entrust; intrust; trust (confer a trust upon)
free; give up; release; relinquish; resign (part with a possession or right)
deliver; fork out; fork over; fork up; get in; hand over; render; turn in (to surrender someone or something to another)
deal (give (a specific card) to a player)
slip; sneak (pass on stealthily)
give (leave with; give temporarily)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Sentence examples:
They give the parcel to their parents
They give them the parcel
Meaning:
Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
dedicate; devote; commit; consecrate; give
Context examples:
She committed herself to the work of God / give one's talents to a good cause / consecrate your life to the church
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
apply; employ; use; utilise; utilize (put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):
consecrate; vow (dedicate to a deity by a vow)
rededicate (dedicate anew)
apply (apply oneself to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Meaning:
Give (as medicine)
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
I gave him the drug
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
administer; dispense (give or apply (medications))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Give or convey physically
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
apply; give
Context examples:
She gave him First Aid / I gave him a punch in the nose
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
administer; allot; deal; deal out; dish out; dispense; distribute; dole out; lot; mete out; parcel out; shell out (administer or bestow, as in small portions)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):
administer (administer ritually; of church sacraments)
tread (apply (the tread) to a tire)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Bestow
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
render; give
Context examples:
give homage / render thanks
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
communicate; intercommunicate (transmit thoughts or feelings)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):
dedicate (inscribe or address by way of compliment)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Bestow, especially officially
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
grant; give
Context examples:
grant a degree / give a divorce / This bill grants us new rights
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Move in order to make room for someone for something
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
move over; give way; ease up; yield; give
Context examples:
The park gave way to a supermarket / 'Move over,' he told the crowd
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Give food to
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Synonyms:
feed; give
Context examples:
Feed the starving children in India / don't give the child this tough meat
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
cater; ply; provide; supply (provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance)
Cause:
eat (take in solid food)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):
lunch (provide a midday meal for)
breakfast (provide breakfast for)
bottle-feed; breastfeed; give suck; lactate; nurse; suck; suckle; wet-nurse (give suck to)
bottlefeed (feed (infants) with a bottle)
inject (feed intravenously)
aliment; nourish; nutrify (give nourishment to)
range (let eat)
crop; graze; pasture (let feed in a field or pasture or meadow)
force-feed (feed someone who will not or cannot eat)
spoonfeed (feed with a spoon)
dine (give dinner to; host for dinner)
scavenge (feed on carrion or refuse)
fodder (give fodder (to domesticated animals))
slop; swill (feed pigs)
regurgitate (feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food)
corn (feed (cattle) with corn)
malnourish; undernourish (provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment)
overfeed (feed excessively)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Contribute to some cause
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
chip in; kick in; contribute; give
Context example:
I gave at the office
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
give (transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):
combine (add together from different sources)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Break down, literally or metaphorically
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
fall in; collapse; cave in; give way; founder; give; break
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):
sink; slide down; slump (fall or sink heavily)
break (curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves)
flop (fall loosely)
buckle; crumple (fold or collapse)
go off; implode (burst inward)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Estimate the duration or outcome of something
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context examples:
He gave the patient three months to live / I gave him a very good chance at success
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
approximate; estimate; gauge; guess; judge (judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Meaning:
Execute and deliver
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
Give bond
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
execute (carry out the legalities of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Deliver in exchange or recompense
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
I'll give you three books for four CDs
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
compensate; indemnify; recompense; repair (make amends for; pay compensation for)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Meaning:
Afford access to
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
afford; open; give
Context examples:
the door opens to the patio / The French doors give onto a terrace
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Present to view
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
He gave the sign to start
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
show (make visible or noticeable)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Perform for an audience
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
Pollini is giving another concert in New York
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
perform (give a performance (of something))
Domain category:
performing arts (arts or skills that require public performance)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Be flexible under stress of physical force
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
yield; give
Context example:
This material doesn't give
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
stretch (become longer by being stretched and pulled)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Also:
give in (consent reluctantly)
Meaning:
Propose
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Context example:
He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
drink; pledge; salute; toast; wassail (propose a toast to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Accord by verdict
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
give a decision for the plaintiff
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
accord; allot; grant (allow to have)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Manifest or show
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context examples:
This student gives promise of real creativity / The office gave evidence of tampering
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
evince; express; show (give expression to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Offer in good faith
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
He gave her his word
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
pledge (give as a guarantee)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Submit for consideration, judgment, or use
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context examples:
give one's opinion / give an excuse
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
subject; submit (refer for judgment or consideration)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
You gave me to think that you agreed with me
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
lead (cause to undertake a certain action)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Meaning:
Allow to have or take
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
I give you two minutes to respond
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
allow; countenance; let; permit (consent to, give permission)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Inflict as a punishment
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context examples:
She gave the boy a good spanking / The judge gave me 10 years
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
bring down; impose; inflict; visit (impose something unpleasant)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Occur
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
what gives?
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
come about; fall out; go on; hap; happen; occur; pass; pass off; take place (come to pass)
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Context example:
She gave herself to many men
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
accept; consent; go for (give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Proffer (a body part)
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Context example:
She gave her hand to her little sister
Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):
offer; proffer (present for acceptance or rejection)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
