give

give is a 4-letter English word with 65 senses as noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 10 · 65 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. To yield possesion of; to deliver over, as property, in exchange for something; to pay; as, we give the value of what we buy.
3. noun. To yield; to furnish; to produce; to emit; as, flint and steel give sparks.
4. noun. 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. noun. To grant power or license to; to permit; to allow; to license; to commission.
6. noun. 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. noun. 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. noun. 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. noun. To allow or admit by way of supposition.
10. noun. To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
11. noun. To excite or cause to exist, as a sensation; as, to give offense; to give pleasure or pain.
12. noun. To pledge; as, to give one's word.
13. noun. To cause; to make; -- with the infinitive; as, to give one to understand, to know, etc.
14. intransitive verb. To give a gift or gifts.
15. intransitive verb. To yield to force or pressure; to relax; to become less rigid; as, the earth gives under the feet.
16. intransitive verb. To become soft or moist.
17. intransitive verb. To move; to recede.
18. intransitive verb. To shed tears; to weep.
19. intransitive verb. To have a misgiving.
20. intransitive verb. To open; to lead.
21. noun. the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

    Synonyms: spring, springiness

22. verb. proffer (a body part)

    "She gave her hand to her little sister"

23. verb. consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man

    "She gave herself to many men"

24. verb. occur

    "what gives?"

25. verb. estimate the duration or outcome of something

    "He gave the patient three months to live"

    "I gave him a very good chance at success"

26. verb. dedicate

    "give thought to"

    "give priority to"

    Synonyms: devote, pay

27. verb. inflict as a punishment

    "She gave the boy a good spanking"

    "The judge gave me 10 years"

28. verb. allow to have or take

    "I give you two minutes to respond"

29. verb. guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion

    "You gave me to think that you agreed with me"

30. verb. submit for consideration, judgment, or use

    "give one's opinion"

    "give an excuse"

31. verb. 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"

    Synonyms: commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote

32. verb. offer in good faith

    "He gave her his word"

33. verb. manifest or show

    "This student gives promise of real creativity"

    "The office gave evidence of tampering"

34. verb. convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture

    "Throw a glance"

    "She gave me a dirty look"

    Synonyms: throw

35. verb. convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow

    "Don't pay him any mind"

    "give the orders"

    Synonyms: pay

36. verb. bestow

    "give homage"

    "render thanks"

    Synonyms: render

37. verb. accord by verdict

    "give a decision for the plaintiff"

38. verb. propose

    "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party"

39. verb. give food to

    "Feed the starving children in India"

    "don't give the child this tough meat"

    Synonyms: feed

40. verb. be flexible under stress of physical force

    "This material doesn't give"

    Synonyms: yield

41. verb. give or supply

    "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"

    "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"

    Synonyms: generate, render, return, yield

42. verb. cause to happen or be responsible for

    "His two singles gave the team the victory"

    Synonyms: yield

43. verb. bring about

    "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"

    Synonyms: establish

44. verb. perform for an audience

    "Pollini is giving another concert in New York"

45. verb. present to view

    "He gave the sign to start"

46. verb. organize or be responsible for

    "hold a reception"

    "have, throw, or make a party"

    Synonyms: have, hold, make, throw

47. verb. move in order to make room for someone for something

    "The park gave way to a supermarket"

    "`Move over,' he told the crowd"

    Synonyms: yield

48. verb. break down, literally or metaphorically

    "The wall collapsed"

    "The business collapsed"

    Synonyms: break, collapse, founder

49. verb. transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody

    "I gave her my money"

    "can you give me lessons?"

50. verb. 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?"

51. verb. give as a present; make a gift of

    "What will you give her for her birthday?"

    Synonyms: gift, present

52. verb. place into the hands or custody of

    "hand me the spoon, please"

    "Turn the files over to me, please"

    Synonyms: hand, pass, reach

53. verb. convey or reveal information

    "Give one's name"

54. verb. transmit (knowledge or skills)

    "give a secret to the Russians"

    "leave your name and address here"

    Synonyms: impart, leave

55. verb. contribute to some cause

    "I gave at the office"

    Synonyms: contribute

56. verb. give or convey physically

    "She gave him First Aid"

    "I gave him a punch in the nose"

    Synonyms: apply

57. verb. give (as medicine)

    "I gave him the drug"

58. verb. cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

    "She gave him a black eye"

    "The draft gave me a cold"

59. verb. bestow, especially officially

    "grant a degree"

    "give a divorce"

    Synonyms: grant

60. verb. be the cause or source of

    "He gave me a lot of trouble"

    "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

    Synonyms: afford, yield

61. verb. endure the loss of

    "He gave his life for his children"

    "I gave two sons to the war"

    Synonyms: sacrifice

62. verb. afford access to

    "the door opens to the patio"

    "The French doors give onto a terrace"

    Synonyms: afford, open

63. verb. deliver in exchange or recompense

    "I'll give you three books for four CDs"

64. verb. emit or utter

    "Give a gulp"

    "give a yelp"

65. verb. execute and deliver

    "Give bond"

Synonyms

spring, springiness, devote, pay, commit, consecrate, dedicate, throw, render, feed, yield, generate, return, establish, have, hold, make, break, collapse, founder, gift, present, hand, pass

Common word forms

giver, gives, giving, giveable

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